[Hrgeeks] Question on a .htaccess file

[WallyBert]

not an x-spurt, but,  from your description it looks as though you are
trying to be invisible to that site?  Think you need to block that port
for that ip addy.

The scanners are looking for a rejected access to your machine's
ip:port, vice being rejected by the server app.

hth
wb++




On 2010.03.14 12:05, Anthony Gartner wrote:
> i am trying to block a specific ip from even seing my site.  was
> surfing around and found that the .htaccess might be the simplest way
>
> my exiting file looks like 
>
> # BEGIN WordPress
> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteBase /
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
> RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
> </IfModule>
>
> # END WordPress
>
> can i just make it
> # BEGIN WordPress
> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteBase /
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
> RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
> </IfModule>
> deny 213.5.71.12        <---- the change made 
>
> # END WordPress
>
> Will that work to block access
>
> Thank you in advance
>
>
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