[wp-forums] WP attacks sticky?

[bc works]

>Anyone have any comments on using something like 192.168.0.0/16?

I prefer it over the wildcard .* method because it gives you finer control
over the range covered. The wildcard method realistically either defines
256 IPs or 65k, nothing in between. Also, if you use online tools to
determine the IP blocks assigned to your ISP, it probably will report the
blocks using CIDR format (the 0/16 style format).

OTOH, CIDR format is not intuitive to most people, though conversion tools
are available. Trying to explain how CIDR actually works is probably too
much of a diversion from the Brute Force topic.

It's probably worth at least mentioning it's a valid format and providing
some links for more information if anyone cares.

-bc (Glenn)