Where to ban an IP

[bigguy_132]

Greetings all. I am very new to the vps adventure but am learning as I go. I installed logwatch and noticed that I had an IP trying to hit my VPS many times. I am trying to figure out where I need to ban this IP from even connecting to my server. Is the best place to do it in the Virtuozzo control panel? In case anyone is curious the IP address is 218.249.29.194. Thanks for the help all, and for the stupid question.

[JPC-Jawad]

Your VPS should have either APF or CSF firewall installed. If you need to ban an IP, you can run the commands below logged in via SSH as root.

For CSF:

csf -d 1.2.3.4 {reason for banning}

For APF:

apf -d 1.2.3.4 {reason for banning}

For CSF, you have an option to ban the IP from the GUI in WHM (in case you are on a cPanel server). If you open a ticket regarding this, techs can guide you further depending on the firewall available on your server, check your server security, and harden your server further if possible.

[bigguy_132]

Thanks for the info I opened a ticket with support and they were awesome.

[JPC-Jawad]

You are always welcome. Glad we could help.