Order Of Precedence For Rules - NETGEAR RangeMax DG834PN Reference Manual

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— Single address — enter the required address in the Start field.
• WAN Users
These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination
WAN IP address. Select the desired option:
— Any — all IP addresses are covered by this rule.
— Address range —if this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.
— Single address — enter the required address in the Start field.
• Log
You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:
— Never — no log entries will be made for this service.
— Always — any traffic for this service type will be logged.
— Match — traffic of this type that matches the parameters and action will be logged.
— Not match — traffic of this type that does not match the parameters and action will be
logged.

Order of Precedence for Rules

As you define new rules, they are added to the tables in the Rules menu, as shown in
Figure 4-8
For any traffic attempting to pass through the firewall, the packet information is subjected to the
rules in the order shown in the Rules Table, beginning at the top and proceeding to the default rules
at the bottom. In some cases, the order of precedence of two or more rules may be important in
determining the disposition of a packet. The Move button allows you to relocate a defined rule to a
new position in the table.
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