Hi, I have a site on a dedicate RaQ4 with verio.

I have a simple PHP script which writes http requests to a test file.

Every ten minutes I am getting this pattern:

06.11.01. 13:31:46 ,,212.135.210.69,netalert
06.11.01. 13:41:47 ,,212.135.210.69,netalert

etc..

It seems to be a simple request of the main index.php but it is repeating every ten minutes.

What should/can I do? I am wondering if I should block this IP from the site entirely, and if so, what is the best way to do this.

Thanks.

Paul

Isn't netalert one of the website status monitoring programs?

I think so, I've found one on the web, but it's nothing to do with us, so should I stop them, block them (if so how) or should I let it go?

Thanks.

Paul

Well, someone evidently wants to know if your server goes down... whether you want to let them know is up to you, I guess. Personally I wouldn't bother... it's not as if one hit every ten minutes is going to cause any great load on your server.

Could be Verio monitoring your server. Most dedicated server providers run monitors to see if a server goes down (so that they can contact you to let you know). I have no idea what monitoring software Verio is running, but I'm sure they're running something and that might be it.

It's someone in the UK, not Verio.

69.210.135.212.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer
dsl-212-135-210-69.dsl.easynet.co.uk

Just deny access from that domain in the Apache server conf.

Do you provide web hosting service? I know I myself monitor potential hosts to check their uptime. If you do, just show them what great(or not so great) uptime you have.

Peter