ACL with BGP community polices

DevilWAHDevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□



access-list 101 permit ip host 6.6.6.0 host 255.255.255.0




OK I know what it does by why is it written like this ??

this read like " any traffic from the network address to the subnet address"

Why not just have it as a standard access list that covers the whole subnet ??

Does any one have any more info on this format of ACL's ?
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Its just a data field that is passed to the process, just the human readable part makes it confusing.

    I much prefer a prefix list to ACL anytime dealing with BGP anyway.
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  • DevilWAHDevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□
    So lazy coders making it easy for them selves :) using the existing ACL syntax to pass the arguments to the process.
    • If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
    • An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties. It means that its going to launch you into something great. So just focus and keep aiming.
  • powmiapowmia Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 322
    It's written like that, because there is a difference between "this subnet" and "any subnet or host that falls within this mask"
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