What is packet filter?

Answer Posted / anil

Also referred to as static packet filtering. Controlling
access to a network by analyzing the incoming and outgoing
packets and letting them pass or halting them based on the
IP addresses of the source and destination. Packet filtering
is one technique, among many, for implementing security
firewalls.

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