topic FPM and Layer 2 Broadcasts in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fpm-and-layer-2-broadcasts/m-p/2134920#M395275 <P>Hello. Can FPM (Flexible Packet Matching) match Layer 2 broadcasts, based on Ethertype and first few bytes of payload? Thanks.</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:26:44 GMT sasha 2019-03-12T00:26:44Z FPM and Layer 2 Broadcasts https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fpm-and-layer-2-broadcasts/m-p/2134920#M395275 <P>Hello. Can FPM (Flexible Packet Matching) match Layer 2 broadcasts, based on Ethertype and first few bytes of payload? Thanks.</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:26:44 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fpm-and-layer-2-broadcasts/m-p/2134920#M395275 sasha 2019-03-12T00:26:44Z Re: FPM and Layer 2 Broadcasts https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fpm-and-layer-2-broadcasts/m-p/2134921#M395276 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've found the answer in FPM Q and A on </P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6586/ps6723/prod_qas0900aecd804b915e.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6586/ps6723/prod_qas0900aecd804b915e.html</A></P><P></P><P style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none;"><SPAN style="font-family: Arial;"><STRONG>&gt; Q.</STRONG></SPAN> Can Flexible Packet Matching be used for non-IP protocols?</P><P style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0pt; text-transform: none;"><SPAN style="font-family: Arial;"><STRONG>&gt; A.</STRONG></SPAN> No. Flexible Packet Matching cannot inspect non-IP protocols.</P><P></P><P>But what can I do to filter L2 broadcasts? Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:02:55 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fpm-and-layer-2-broadcasts/m-p/2134921#M395276 sasha 2012-11-28T15:02:55Z