How to block an IP address to connect my webserver

Question

Hi Guys,

I have my HTTPd webserver. I want to block one IP address to connect my webserver. How can I do that?

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

You can block one IP address using iptables. Use the below-given command.

$ iptables -A INPUT -s 10.0.0.124 -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j DROP
$ iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables

Generally, httpd web server works on port 80. So in your command pass your webserver port.