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Blocking IPs with APF Firewall….

Blocking IPs with APF Firewall
A) /etc/apf/apf -d IP Reason
–> The -d flag means DENY the IP address
–> IP is the IP address you wish to block
–> Reason is comments to why the IP is being blocked
Example:
./apf -d 267.14.188.1 TESTING
vi /etc/apf/deny_hosts.rules
Shows the following:
# added 267.14.188.1 on 08/23/05 01:25:55
# TESTING
267.14.188.1
B) pico /etc/apf/deny_hosts.rules
You can then just add a [...]

Installing mod_throttle….

The Apache module is intended to reduce the load on your server & bandwidth generated by virtual hosts, directories, locations, or users according to supported polices that decide when to delay or refuse requests. Also mod_throttle can track and throttle incoming connections by IP address or by authenticated remote user.
 
Every request go though 4 levels [...]

Installing ZEND on a Linux server..

Installing ZEND on a Linux server:
1) Please select the appropriate file for Zend installation from
– http://www.zend.com/store/free_download.php?pid=13 Linux users should download the Linux glibc2.1
2) Once you have downloaded the installation file on your local machine, and then upload it with ftp to your server on which you want to install ZEND.
3) Extract the file contains
– tar [...]

Boot time APF…..

You have allready installed APF on your server and now you want it to run at boot time, you can make APF Start automatically at boot time
To autostart apf on reboot, run this:
chkconfig –level 2345 apf on
To remove it from autostart, run this:
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chkconfig –del apf

Unblocking IPs with APF Firewall

Unblocking IPs with APF Firewall
A) pico /etc/apf/deny_hosts.rules
Find where the IP is listed and remove the line that has the IP.
After this is done save the file and reload apf to make the new changes active.
/etc/apf/apf -r
B) If the IP isn’t already listed in deny_hosts.rules and you wish to allow it, then,
/etc/apf/apf -a IP Reason
–> The [...]

OS keeps on giving alert that Windows XP is not genuine

Hello,
If your os keeps on giving you the alert that ur xp is not genuine, you know that it is not but how will you avoid it.
Just try this patch
Lauch Windows Task Manager.
End wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.
Restart Windows XP in Safe Mode.
Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32.
Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32\dllcache.
Lauch RegEdit.
Browse to the [...]

Disable USB drive in Windows Operating System

Hello,
If you are searching for any article on how to disable USB drive then here is the solution for it. Below mentioned method explains how to disable ONLY USB storage devices (flash/Jump/external HD’s) completely without disabling keyboards, mice, etc.
The first thing you will do is that you will disable it from the BIOS setting but [...]

Learn hacking… good or bad?

Hi Friends,
Hacker the first inpression comes to our mind is the computer criminal sitting at some unkknown location and fetching or destrying our important data. Most people straightway start associating the term Hackers with computer criminals or people who cause harm to systems, release viruses and so on. In reality, that is not true at [...]

How to block a website on your computer.

Hi Friends..
Do you want to block some website to be browsed from personal computer which have windows operatiing system.
Ok then do this just Go to.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
Open a “host” file in notepad. At the bottom of the line, you can see as per below
127.0.0.1 localhost
Add the following line at end [...]

Ongoing Business With Internet

Ongoing Business with Online Internet
Today in the world of Ecommerce you will come across many Internet Oriented Business’s………………………………….
But hold……… you too would come across business which has internet base (just connectios of network all over the company) , but not really acquianted with Internet business ideas. Many-a-times they believe that most useful ideas [...]