Syntax to block an IP address under Linux

iptables -A INPUT -s IP-ADDRESS -j DROP

Replace IP-ADDRESS with actual IP address. For example if you wish to block ip address 65.55.44.100 for whatever reason then type command as follows:
iptables -A INPUT -s 65.55.44.100 -j DROP
If you have IP tables firewall script, add above rule to your script.
If you just want to block access [...]

An IDIOT trying to hack wordpress

[Fri Apr 03 20:31:30 2009] [error] [client 71.205.176.113] client denied by server configuration: /home/yeo/public_html/blog
71.205.176.113 – – [03/Apr/2009:20:31:30 +0800] “POST /blog/alton4533734/wp-signup.php HTTP/1.1″ 403 233 “-” “curl/7.18.2 (i386-pc-win32) libcurl/7.18.2 zlib/1.2.3″
[Fri Apr 03 20:31:31 2009] [error] [client 71.205.176.113] client denied by server configuration: /home/yeo/public_html/blog
71.205.176.113 – – [03/Apr/2009:20:31:31 +0800] “GET /blog/calandra8457410/wp-signup.php HTTP/1.1″ 403 236 “-” “Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; [...]