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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 05/25/2013 10:11 PM, Chuck Tetlow
wrote:<br>
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<b>That IP Tables </b><b>
</b><b>rule won't work.</b> You're missing the rule number, and
have the wrong rule name. And the "-d 0/0" isn't really needed -
it means " whole world" and is assumed if not given<br>
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/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -s 1.2.3.4 -d 0/0 -j DROP<br>
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not looking for trouble, but to say a rule 'won't' work, when it
does is a little troubling.<br>
the rule does work on my servers, as it immediately blocks an attack
on the server<br>
as seen by an immediate cessation of the attack.<br>
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Gerald<br>
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