Tag Archives: scripting
Implementing an IP blocklist with firewalld
In 2013 I wrote about using IP sets and iptables to block IP addresses from a blocklist provided by organizations such as OpenBL. The Bash script I wrote for that was usable at the time, but in the intervening years many Linux distributions (including … Continue reading
Mass blocking of evil IP addresses with iptables and IP sets
When running a Linux server or firewall it may be useful to use iptables to block a list of known “evil” IP addresses. There are many organizations maintaining “block lists” of such IPs, such as Spamhaus, DShield, and OpenBL. Blocking … Continue reading
Configuring Flash Player Settings and Updates with VBScript
Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Windows is is configured by a file, mms.cfg, rather than registry entries. For a computing environment using Active Directory, a file is more troublesome to handle than registry entries, which can easily be controlled with … Continue reading
Common Windows Scripting Languages
Everyone knows that PowerShell is the new hotness for scripting on Windows. Microsoft is promoting it heavily, and many of their GUI-based administrator tools even use PowerShell. This is all well and good, but most Windows systems administrators will have … Continue reading