Re: [vps-mail] Packet filter

["Dale Britt" <dbritt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

What is the difference between blocking IP's in the etc/hosts.allow file
versus in the httpd.conf file?

Right now I add any IP that is trying to gain root or test or admin etc like
this

ALL : 140.127.239.133 : deny
Thanks

Dale







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wilson Pickett" <wilson.pickett@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vps-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [vps-mail] Packet filter


> > > Yes; that is, you can't get that kind of kernel-level control (yet).
> > > You should send an email to suggest@xxxxxxxxxxxx to request this as a
> > > product enhancement.
> > Thanks for the information. Looks like I'll have to grin and bear the
deluge
> > of crack attempts for the time being.
>
> I wonder if Verio would be able to add ip ranges to their own
> firewalling? We run 5 Verio servers and this ssh breakin attempt
> business started at the same time on all of them and they are in three
> different centers.
>
> Oh well, as one Verio tech told me on the phone, "just don't use
> 'root' as the root password!"
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