Much apreciated feedback. I will look into iptables and see if I can rehect selected IP addresses. All good and a great learning experience.
On Apr 6, 6:54 pm, Alec Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have root access to your VPS? If there is a pretty consistent set of > IP addresses making these attacks, then you might be able to use a software > firewall built into linux called iptables. If not, or if it's hard to > differentiate between attackers and legitimate requests by IP address then > you might take a look at an apache module called bwshare, which we've had > some success with. mod_evasive I'm unfamiliar with. Either way though you > might find more folks with experience posting on a dedicated apache/linug > list: if you're using apache and proxying request through to your pylons > app, then installing and using an apache module should be exactly the same > even if you weren't specifically using pylons. > > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:45 AM, gazza <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was told to use mod evasive with apache? I dont have any firewall > > I'm running on a VPS on > > linux with a pylons web server. > > > Anybody got experience with mod evasive? > > > Much appreciated all help, > > Thanks, > > Garyc > > > On Apr 6, 6:14 pm, "Garland, Ken R" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You would handle this at the firewall level, are you in charge of the > > > firewall? > > > > The ideal here is to block the offending ip address or blocks of ip > > > addresses. > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:46 PM, gazza <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey Guys, > > > > > Somebody I'm told is sending DOS attacks to my site? I need some > > > > guidance on what to install. Driving me a little crazy. > > > > > Ideas welcome... > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Garyc > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "pylons-discuss" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<pylons-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <pylons-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.-Hide quoted text > > - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "pylons-discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<pylons-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.
