My last post described in detail the steps to effectively block all network traffic from an attacking IP. Here’s how to block an IP in linux:
iptables -A INPUT -s IP-To-Block -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -d IP-To-Block -j DROP
Of course, that takes advantage of the built-in linux firewall. We didn’t use the built-in Windows firewall in the last post, so maybe it’s unfair to take advantage of a firewall on linux. As such, here’s how to block the IP on linux in the same manner we blocked it on Windows (by adjusting the routing tables):
route add IP-To-Block dev lo
