[WBEL-users] Block IP Address

[neil]

rs@swift-technologies.net wrote:

>Just wondering what would be the most efficient way to block an IP
>address. I'm using Apache and I have a vsFTPd running.  I'd like to block
>any attempts from a specific ip address and I wasn't sure if iptables
>would block for all down the chain.
>  
>
That all depends where the traffic is going :-) If you just want to 
block addresses coming in to your hosting box (not acting as a router) 
then you just need to add a statement to your INPUT chain. Without 
knowing your configuration, a quick insert would do the trick  "iptables 
-I INPUT -s <ipaddress to block> -j DROP" There are a  few different 
ways to achieve this - this being a very simple example (but it should 
do the trick).

neil