On 21/06/18 00:58, mark lewis wrote:
> agreed... let a proper solution do that and drop unwanted traffic at the
> perimeter firewall where it deserves to be dropped...

What perimeter firewall would that be then?

On my public servers iptables IS the perimeter firewall.

Nothing  between that machine and the public internet excepa  a gigabit
switch...and a backbone router that is not mine to command.



>why burden the network

What network?

> with unwanted traffic and burden the machine with having to run f2b... stop
> unwanted traffic where it attempts to enter and don't look back

That IS where it 'attempts to enter'.



--
Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle
more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the
battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05