Hi Group,

quick question...

is there any functional difference between the 2 policies:


*Option A:*

class-map type inspect match-all ICMP
 match access-group ICMP_ACL
!
ip access-list extended ICMP_ACL permit icmp any any echo
ip access-list extended ICMP_ACL permit icmp any any echo-reply

*Option B:*

class-map type inspect match-all ICMP
 match protocol icmp
 match access-group ICMP_ACL
!
ip access-list extended ICMP_ACL permit icmp any any echo
ip access-list extended ICMP_ACL permit icmp any any echo-reply

I've used both approaches in the past (not necessarily for echo and
echo-reply...referring to using "match protocol" in addition to ACL, whch
specifies protocol) and didn't notice any functional differences whether I
specified a "match procotol" statement or not.  The policy seemed to drill
down and inspect only what was specified in the ACL despite the "no
protocol specified...will match all protocols" warning when not using
"match protocol".

However, I don't want to rely on functional differences I noticed or didn't
notice during the lab :-).  I want to be sure I clearly understand any
differences there may be.

Thanks,
Jason
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