> > Can I block a certain IP address at the machine or interface level using > > freebsd? (No at the Apache or Sendmail level). > > > > CyberLaert monioting one of my hosts at the rate of 1.2 GB oer day! > > Easiest and quickest is to install the firewall - if it is not already in > your kernel, simply load it as a dynamic module. In a pinch (and if the > person causing problem is doing this by accident) you can try something > like "route add 12.34.56.78/32 127.0.0.1" which will make the tcp > handshake break. Which may cause the other end to realize somethign is > amiss. But it does not really stop the traffic.
See ipfw(8). -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
