Will Parkinson wrote: > Hi All, > > I was wondering if there was any way to restrict server ssh, ftp and > even http access to certain countries / ip ranges? I've been using > debian for a while at home but am pretty new to the security side of > things. > > Any help much appreciated
You can use /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny to allow and block certain range of IPs. Both the files are very easy to configure. I don't know how to allow/block access based on the country of origin. hth raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]