Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3i] hosts.deny

[Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HP,

It does if I want to block hackers from portscanning me and searching for
weak points.  I don't have it listening on my httpd port either if that's
what you ment to say?

Does one have to install anything extra to utilize your "route" command
instructs?

Thanks!,

~ Theo


"H.P. Stroebel" wrote:

> Theodore Jones schrieb:
>
> > I've allready got PortSentry running for my regular inet services, just
> > didn't know it didn't cover httpd as well... Unfortunately I'm probably
> > not bold enough to recompile IPFWADM
> > into my kernal at this time either.
>
> it doesn`t make much sense to get portsentry running on a webserver, as
> it is written to BLOCK accesses. you may want to allow web access on a
> webserver.
>
> if you want to block a single ip adress, use the route command. i postet
> several times instructions on how to do this.
>
> search the list for "route" + "reject".
>
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