This is a quick way to deny an ip address accessing your nginx server. Create a new file in /etc/nginx/conf.d called blockips.conf Add the following to the file: deny <bad ip>; Then restart nginx. The log file will now show 403’s for the IP address. For more info see: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-nginx-access-control-howto/
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Disable WordPress XML-RFP (pingback)
In March there was a DDOS attack that used many (160,000) wordpress sites to flood other websites. This was done because wordpress now has xml-rpc on by define. It is possible to turn off xml-rpc using a plugin. http://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping/ This adds a filter without the need of editing your own pages. For more info on […]
Windows ISO
Looking for ISOs for Windows. Used the Windows 7 x64 Professional without a problem. http://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/14-windows-7-direct-download-links