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  • TheDA
    Confirmed User
    • May 2006
    • 4665
    #1

    Restricting access by IP in htaccess not working - any ideas

    I have an admin directory restricted to my ISP host

    This has worked great for months, now it doesn't and it locks me out.

    From what I can see, when I confirm the host name being used, this has changed. I have added the new host name to the htaccess but still not working.

    Depending on the service I use to check the ISP host name I get 2 different results, boith of these are added to the htaccess.

    I can add the actual IP address to htaccess and it works, but why is host name not working?

    What have I missed? Is this a cache issue somewhere do you think?

    Code:
    <Limit GET POST PUT>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from .originalhostname.com
allow from .newhostname.com
</Limit>
    Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass
    Tags: htaccess, restrict by ip host
    • nickutis
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2002
      • 719
      #2
      maybe your server see you only as IP and can't resolve it to hostname ?

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        • fris
          I have to go potty
          • Aug 2002
          • 55719
          #3
          ya do it by ip address
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            • arachnO
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2004
              • 1327
              #4
              Use actual IP
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                • TheDA
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2006
                  • 4665
                  #5
                  I'm guessing the changes they made to their hostname maybe aren't picked up by my hosts yet.

                  Thanks all.
                  Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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                    • fris
                      I have to go potty
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 55719
                      #6
                      goto cmd prompt and find your ip
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                        • TheDA
                          Confirmed User
                          • May 2006
                          • 4665
                          #7
                          Originally posted by fris
                          goto cmd prompt and find your ip
                          Thanks.

                          What do I do with it then?
                          Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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                            • TisMe
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 1719
                              #8
                              Enter allow from 000.000.000 <- your ip instead of the domain name.

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                                • TheDA
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2006
                                  • 4665
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by TisMe
                                  Enter allow from 000.000.000 <- your ip instead of the domain name.
                                  Yes that bit works, it's the hostname side of things that isn't. I was hoping to get that to work.
                                  Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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                                    • Bman
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 1679
                                      #10
                                      Maybe there is a third?
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                                        • habibjr
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2005
                                          • 342
                                          #11
                                          is there any easy way to block ips by U.S. city or state?
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                                            • TheDA
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • May 2006
                                              • 4665
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Bman
                                              Maybe there is a third?
                                              I can't see why there would be.
                                              Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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                                                • TheDA
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • May 2006
                                                  • 4665
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by habibjr
                                                  is there any easy way to block ips by U.S. city or state?
                                                  I've heard of people doing it, but I don't know how accurate it is.
                                                  Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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                                                    • rowan
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                      • 17393
                                                      #14
                                                      It's possible that your ISP's reverse DNS isn't set up properly, ie your server cannot resolve 192.168.111.222 to something.newhostname.com.

                                                      It's a dodgy way of allowing access anyway, since it's a wildcard... anyone from your ISP is permitted to connect... I'd stick with IP only.

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