Does NOT block China IP Addresses

  • Resolved boardboss

    (@boardboss)


    1 year, 2 months ago

    Using a VPN, I successfully accessed a website using this plugin from Shenzhen, China. The IPv4 address is in the range 188.241.80.0 – 188.241.80.255. According to arin.net and ripe.net, this IP range is assigned to M247 LTD, Shenzen Infrastructure. There is indication on either website that this IP range has been reassigned, and appears to be directly allocated.

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  • Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    Hi,

    We aim to block visitors from mainland China, but their hosting must be in mainland China. The IPs they use should originate from China, according to the RIPE database, which we consult.

    Cheers,

    Bill

    Thread Starter boardboss

    (@boardboss)

    The IPv4 address in question is specifically 188.241.80.142. Kindly let me know the results of your investigation as to why this address is not blocked reaching the site. Both ARIN and RIPE report this as an IP address allocated to China.

    Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    If we receive, as a result from the RIPE database at that moment, that the IP is from major cities in China, it will be blocked, provided that option is checked in the Dashboard. However, we cannot control or guarantee the accuracy of the information they provide, including the specific city. There might be some margin of error in the data we receive, but it’s the best we can do.

    We see IPs being blocked from China in our server log. Therefore, the concept is working.

    Thread Starter boardboss

    (@boardboss)

    Understood. Maybe it would be a good idea to explain that a little better in the documentation. If China really were an issue for me, I would block them using Cloudflare or the .htaccess file and not a plugin.

    Cheers.

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