htaccess question

need to ban by IP number

[Rugles]

Hello

I need to ban several Ip addresses.

Does htaccess work on a server running IIS?

If not what is the preferred and least complicated way to ban users by IP number?

[gethan]

Hi Rugles,

.htaccess dosen't work on IIS.

There may be an option to ban by IP in the IIS configuration (I doubt it). Your other options include;

Make all your pages dynamic - (set html to be run through asp). Include at the very first point in the page a little security call that checks against your list - if banned prints 404 or something.

Or move to apache - NT + 98 versions are available.

Others more familiar with IIS maybe able to provide some more options. Good luck.

[seriesint]

In IIS 4 go to web site properties >directory security edit the ip and domain name restrictions. Outside of that its a script/isapi dll solution.

[iisadministrator.com...]

[Xoc]

I wrote how to do it in this thread: [webmasterworld.com...]

[gethan]

> option to ban by IP in the IIS configuration (I doubt it).

I no longer doubt it ;)

Go with seriesint & Xoc's method - looks very simple.

[seriesint]

>gethan
>>- looks very simple.
It's IIS, it is either simple or impossible.
All by design I think.