Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:52:09 -0500
From: Christopher Michaels - SSG <ChrisMic@sbservices.com>
To: "'Willow'" <willow@tds.edu>
Cc: "'questions@FreeBSD.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: RE: hosts.{deny|allow}
Message-ID: <29C83908FF4FD2118D2C00A0C90FCB440873DD@site2s1>
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Hosts.deny to my knowledge only applies to specific services such as telnet.
You would be better off compiling the firewall into the kernel, setting up a
simple or open firewall and then denying all traffic from that IP or set of
IPs.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Willow [SMTP:willow@tds.edu]
> Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 2:35 PM
> To: Christopher Michaels - SSG
> Cc: 'questions@FreeBSD.org'
> Subject: RE: hosts.{deny|allow}
>
> Blocking all access to a single host on the network
>
> --
> willow@tds.edu
> --
>
> On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Christopher Michaels - SSG wrote:
>
> > I believe a more suitable options would be to setup a firewall and block
> > access via that. Are you just blocking telnet access or all
> > incoming/outgoing connections?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Willow [SMTP:willow@tds.edu]
> > > Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 1:24 PM
> > > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > Subject: hosts.{deny|allow}
> > >
> > > I'm trying to block access to our freebsd (2.2.7) boxes from several
> > > domains and not having any luck. I have read the man pages on
> > > hosts_optiosn and hosts_access and tried to follow along without
> success.
> > >
> > > I would prefer to block based on IP (I have 10 class C's or so that
> need
> > > to be blocked) if possible.
> > >
> > > --
> > > willow@tds.edu
> > > --
> > >
> >
>
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