The "connectban" Module

Description

This module Z-lines IP addresses which make excessive connections to the server.

Configuration

To load this module use the following <module> tag:

<module name="connectban">

<connectban>

The <connectban> tag defines settings about how the connectban module should behave. This tag can only be defined once.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
banduration	Duration	10m	The duration that an IP address should be banned for.
banmessage	Text	Your IP range has been attempting to connect too many times in too short a duration. Wait a while, and you will be able to connect.	The message to give to clients that are connect banned.
ipv4cidr	Number	32	The IPv4 CIDR range to treat as equivalent when looking for excessive connections.
ipv6cidr	Number	128	The IPv6 CIDR range to treat as equivalent when looking for excessive connections.
threshold	Number	10	The number of times that an IP address can connect within an hour.

Example Usage

<connectban banduration="10m"
            banmessage="Your IP range has been attempting to connect too many times in too short a duration. Wait a while, and you will be able to connect."
            ipv4cidr="32"
            ipv6cidr="128"
            threshold="10">