You can rate limit connections and connection rate with the iptables connlimit module[0]. What exactly does fail2ban gain over this? [0] http://www.cyberciti.

You can rate limit connections and connection rate with the iptables connlimit module[0]. What exactly does fail2ban gain over this? [0] http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/iptables-connection-limits-howto/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/iptables-connection-limits-howt...