Thanks for that. I will read up on both. The number of attacks coming out of China and Russia is amazing. Cheers -Al On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Humberto Jucá <betolj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Take a look here: > http://blog.jeshurun.ca/technology/block-countries-ubuntu-iptables-xtables-geoip > > 2014-10-02 13:51 GMT-04:00 Noel Kuntze <noel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> Hello Al, >> >> Please keep it on the list. >> An ipset is basicly external storage in kernel space. It can contain a couple of layer >> three and four information, like IP addresses or ports. You can match on said >> characteristica with the "set" iptables match module. >> You need to load the ipset before you load the rules, otherwise you can't >> load them. >> Example rules and ipset: >> >> Rule: -A INPUT -m set ! --match-set new-zealand src -j DROP >> >> ipset: >> create new-zealand hash:net family inet hashsize 1024 maxelem 65535 >> add new-zealand 10.0.0.0/8 >> add new-zealand 172.16.0.0/12 >> >> The rule matches on all traffic, that does not come from an IP that is contained in >> any of the networks contained in the set "new-zealand". >> I don't know what distribution you use, so I can't tell you where it's supposed to go >> on your host. On Arch Linux, you have /etc/ipset.conf. >> >> Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards, >> Noel Kuntze >> >> GPG Key ID: 0x63EC6658 >> Fingerprint: 23CA BB60 2146 05E7 7278 6592 3839 298F 63EC 6658 >> >> Am 02.10.2014 um 19:45 schrieb Al Grant: >>> Thanks for the fast reply Noel. >>> >>> Im not particularly good with iptables or ipset. Would you mind >>> providing a little more detail? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> -Al >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Noel Kuntze <noel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>> Hello Al, >>> >>> Yes, that is possible. Get the list of subnets that is assigned to the ISPs in >>> New Zealand and put it into an ipset. Then match on said ipset with the "set" >>> match module. >>> >>> Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards, >>> Noel Kuntze >>> >>> GPG Key ID: 0x63EC6658 >>> Fingerprint: 23CA BB60 2146 05E7 7278 6592 3839 298F 63EC 6658 >>> >>> Am 02.10.2014 um 19:27 schrieb Al Grant: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> >>> >>> I have a Amazon instance running asterisk. I think it also has fail2ban running. >>> >>> >>> >>> I want to lock it down a little as I have opened up some ports for >>> >>> asterisk to run. >>> >>> >>> >>> In essence no traffic should connect to it except from my country .nz >>> >>> >>> >>> Is there a way to do this? I see a few websites list some very long >>> >>> lists of iptables per country. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> -Al >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2 >> >> iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJULZCbAAoJEDg5KY9j7GZYL/YP+wVI3lCcUyPKmcQ2qWeRjdjb >> t85yNJ+TTkQpbb4auPrEW+uaQraA9KeVu2DEyx3y0xATl2opZW8VOO8I3yQshQdD >> eXUGVgGTjgB49EHickyQiVMwqlwexNJXJTUDFKrUctuclVBGKRbuuNwJRpRaT2sV >> XTxPWB0ESPGiN/2yVHI5hz8ZNUhNYdJsxo3pz3EsUVQXkxvT9GSIpy1W8boPTx7i >> Rsvg8CyehF7BkjVhp8CbqBnCb4+pV/sUBn6Z7HGdCUuTG6II5akMk058pEYXMr4r >> ZwbMaTMraaVTDei69CmQpwpETtMwIWokcnd8yzoZexAFCWJ03ICFCCXS+hEVDtxD >> fvO72gUNgXFl0olMA8MKBqm0jtMnQF+3hLitVJjSUt/jESsujQhjit9zZXplXayi >> 8A29SdgnpaDwm+LUwod86hjCJDEbPXoVuVOz7bCa+K4kBCsqXnBn1JfwJdAGV+lM >> OAhG+VZqMzTrGW+yCefM+DFZNi3oxEAmBCl7aMxSymA2n5x85/dnE7c4fO+GF0re >> MvuJA1g0mET1PxIlGcZHvI8gtOgSzxbWmnLCogeFqQu1pHd9MEBesBMswl0HFS1R >> piuCQzklRPaRfFrZPaMf7o+svN77QOVFQ6RPh1F/dDIGqzKrEytThJ0oyl1GarEG >> bdSlMjwlH87HxoNaNMMX >> =rP2h >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- "Beat it punk!" - Clint Eastwood -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html