Apache and iptables, how to limit rate of incoming port 80 ?

apache, iptables, rate limit

[dgrand]

Hi,

can anybody help me out here. I need a set of rules for iptables to limit incoming connection origination. For example no more than 50 new connections for a single IP address to port 80 per minute?

iptables v1.3.5
Apache/2.0.63

The server is under some sort of port 80 attack when a few IPs open hundreds of connection withing a minute or so, using up all server resources

Thanks

DG.

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