From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 3 13:30:43 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E648D106564A for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:30:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.111.157]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99E4D8FC0C for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:30:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU0-SMTP64 ([65.55.111.136]) by blu0-omc4-s18.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:30:42 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [67.189.160.65] X-Originating-Email: [carmel_ny@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ([67.189.160.65]) by BLU0-SMTP64.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:30:42 -0700 Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: carmel_ny@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D75AF22860 for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:30:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:30:40 -0400 From: Carmel NY To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: References: Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.5 (GTK+ 2.18.7; i386-portbld-freebsd7.3) Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAGFBMVEX+/v7++v6YOTrq8PCcuIX989UvOSj++v0BNCbpAAAAB3RJTUUHsQwfFzs7RBhzUQAAAhJJREFUOI1dU8GOqzAMNKIoV1bvwD1i0ysqrHplIdBrVSX7ATSbd03VVvn9tQNtQy0hjAdn7LED4AAcPtWm9RV+MPSfxhBLx9ajd6X/ngB6/mTwnRSZua7i7Ca+0ctZKo4Qmz+JY13X6I3nFZBxIYW1PbgfQ5RP8g0XlltEWGf3cV03joYpRnFbvYDKbXjZlXyyhEZA4lI+cN3NaVXE4VKjSwTExO10eTEkkJVqIAD5z0nUBQJluQDRSQjcrBiHAJxZlAH5CUMBMC7OcJ4LMQNnxhZ1HYPscMc6J4UlWRMNwzOpCcAHKSICd1EDn83abdREIbXsHkD1OinP1aCUCOEVRaa1lMcvywUWdYgk13JQUpYNKmvXQ8Kw5ML9YI5h8SakctBc7E/IYuLhYd/zZIk+1gM1vNweQBvHE0j+oYah3sMqAytQYlZk6+ANaaawJdu3OFzYGMZ3iGpa3qMlq9ZH0VZTgrCtw/ngdYkEIIpSbP1bWQAdFdX9vocBdkH2qVjVmuMu3gI5rjs814EUdrCZgWlPaxZZ3RiLFUtr+ud0PXwp2dnQSNXgePt6AZpBj6UMJ7VQkzN4utVeaSW1Dhn/kblGrKeMvNGnzwX4zuEDarYz1KdPtR60Gul0Gued+515SJXhCsl+Tx/3kY/UDvicPll9mfu50t3tvQ/thZpJYgeuwdSKNJ6tCD98MCgoxLDaPxbwqqwPWaWiAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Apr 2010 13:30:42.0239 (UTC) FILETIME=[DB77A4F0:01CAD331] Subject: Re: IPFW and Fail2Ban X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:30:44 -0000 On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:49:33 -0600, Adam Vande More articulated: > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Carmel NY > wrote: > > > I am having an exceedingly hard time finding documentation on > > Fail2Ban on FreeBSD. In fact, documentation on Fail2Ban seems > > rather sparse to begin with. > > > > In any case, does Fail2Ban work with the IPFW firewall on FreeBSD? > > Does it do it natively, or does it require a special configuration? > > > > I presently have 'denyhost' up and running. If I get Fail2Ban > > working correctly, I assume I can remove 'denyhost'. Again, I am > > assuming that the two program would interact badly with each other. > > > > I don't know anything about fail2ban so can't help you there. Is > there something wrong with denyhosts? Nothing at all, I am just exploring other avenues. Fail2Ban can potentially block more attacks than denyhosts can though. -- Carmel carmel_ny@hotmail.com |::::======= |::::======= |=========== |=========== | Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.