[CentOS] Simple way to banish IP addresses ?

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:35:25 +0200
Niki Kovacs wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just set up a web server... and my bandwidth is being eaten by some 
> chinese folks trying to brute-force-ssh their way into the machine.
> 
> Is there a simple way to banish either single IP addresses or, maybe 
> even better, whole IP classes ? I know it's feasible with iptables, but 
> is there something more easily configurable ?

man hosts.allow
man hosts.deny

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