Mates, I am trying to configure hosts.deny to deny all access to APNIC IP's. I am also looking for any additional ideas that you have found that work to deny other notorious scrip kiddie addresses as well. So if you have a good hosts.deny file you wouldn't mind posting or sharing, I would welcome the help. The apnic ranges I have found so far come from: http://www.apnic.net/db/ranges.html The hosts.deny file I have put together from that looks like the following. What is everybody else doing to cut down on the annoying sshd/ftp etc.. attempts? # /etc/hosts.deny # See 'man tcpd' and 'man 5 hosts_access' as well as /etc/hosts.allow # for a detailed description. # Excluded APNIC Ranges ALL : 210. ALL : 211. ALL : 58. ALL : 60. ALL : 121. ALL : 122. ALL : 126. ALL : 169.208. ALL : 196.192. ALL : 202. ALL : 203. ALL : 210. ALL : 218. ALL : 220. ALL : 222. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/363 - Release Date: 6/13/06 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com