By dirk2099
I have noticed a bot trying a brute force on one of my CMS’s.
When I try to add the IP address with <pre>iptables -A INPUT -s 91.207.6.154 -j DROP</pre> it shows in iptables as <pre> DROP all – 154.6.207.91.unknown.SteepHost.Net anywhere</pre> and the ip is still able to connect to the server. Am I doing something wrong with adding the IP? Can I add the IP and not have the host for that IP show in iptables? Maybe that has something to do with it.
Thank you
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Try adding it to the top of the chain: <br> <br>Delete the old rule: <br><pre>iptables -D INPUT -s 91.207.6.154 -j DROP</pre> <br>Re-add it: <br><pre>iptables -I INPUT -s 91.207.6.154 -j DROP</pre>
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