Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:38:28 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: "Suhail Choudhury" <suhailc@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Block IP Message-ID: <20061221093828.00708f62.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <ca7cee960612201250s5056b050w4d48a96d2c52e081@mail.gmail.com> References: <ca7cee960612201250s5056b050w4d48a96d2c52e081@mail.gmail.com>
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In response to "Suhail Choudhury" <suhailc@gmail.com>: > Hi all, > > I'm using IPFW as my firewall. > > What's the easiest way to add an IP such as 80.192.49.213 to block it? ipfw add deny all from 80.192.49.213 to me Although you need to take into consideration your existing IPFW rules, as this will not work if a previous rule allows the connection. > Also how do I block out IPs after a certain number of invalid login > attempts to prevent brute forcing? There are a number of ports that provide this functionality. I believe the most popular is called denyhosts. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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