Blocking non-US IPs?

mrl72 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2008, 02:32 PM

Can anyone recommend a method/service for blocking access to non US IP addresses? I've tried a couple of web services but nothing 100% reliable.

Thanks!

thorfjalar · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2008, 04:23 PM

Do you need to block access from personal computer to websites with non-US IP or block access to website from computers with non-US IP?

Tech Manager · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mrl72

Can anyone recommend a method/service for blocking access to non US IP addresses? I've tried a couple of web services but nothing 100% reliable.

Thanks!

Sure thing. Go to Country IP Blocks. You can create your country specific access control lists in seven different formats. You can select one or all 247 different countries and instantaneously generate .htaccess deny/allow lists or produce lists to meet your formatting needs.

The database contains information on 4.3 billion IP addresses and is completely refreshed each day with the latest RIR information.

Country IP Blocks: Network Allocations by Country with Searchable IP Database

Clint1 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mrl72

Can anyone recommend a method/service for blocking access to non US IP addresses? I've tried a couple of web services but nothing 100% reliable.

Thanks!

I use cPanel's "IP Deny" area which adds entries to the .htaccess file. This is only on Unix/Apache servers though.

kgun · #5 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Clint1

I use cPanel's "IP Deny" area which adds entries to the .htaccess file. This is only on Unix/Apache servers though.

Interesting. What is your experience with it?

Clint1 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 12:17 PM

It works fine. However, (LONG story short), there's some serious bugs with regards to that in combination with Hot Link Protection. If you don't use HL Protection, you're ok. Otherwise you have to manually edit the htaccess file forget about the cPanel easy-edit interfaces. So I just manually paste IP's or partial IP's in the htaccess file.

deny from 123. blocks everything beginning with "123". deny from 124.567.890 only blocks that specific IP address.

netman4ttm · #7 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 11:11 AM

We block at the firewall. Using PF from BSD, but any decent Firewall can be used.

kgun · #8 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 11:33 AM

"The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed.

Hm.

IMO it is too early to know the future.