>> I would like to know if I can block hosts doing that at the level of >> /etc/hosts.allow or should I do it at the level of Bind itself ? > Use IPTables or add rules to your firewall. I don't believe that BIND > pays any attention to /etc/hosts.allow
BIND has a "blackhole" option that will essentially perform the same function...BIND will not even respond to IPs that are listed in the blackhole statement in named.conf. Check the BIND ARM for details on blackhole. Thanks... Justin Dixon _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users