On 15/12/11 20:56, [email protected] wrote: > After a manual entry in /etc/hosts.deny > > ip didn't blocked > > ALL: 151.12.xxx.xxx > > I wonder why? > > I use denyhosts for automatic entries > > Thank you in advance > > Nikos > > Check /etc/hosts.allow it has precedence over /etc/hosts.deny
As Raf (?) suggested - remove the xxx from the entry. Wildcards (*) are supported by /etc/hosts.deny and tcp wrappers. You can use:- 151.12.*.* OR 151.12.???.??? OR 151.12. to achieve the same match Cheers -- Iceweasel/Firefox extensions for finding answers to Debian questions:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

