Title: Nginx Ban User Parameter doesn't work
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Nginx Ban User Parameter doesn't work

 *  Resolved [siprof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siprof/)
 * (@siprof)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nginx-ban-user-parameter-doesnt-work/)
 * for example I want to block these IP’s: 111.111.111.4 ~ 111.111.111.9
    So I put
   on the form 111.111.111.* which is translated into Nginx rules: 111.111.111.[
   0-9]+;
 * unfortunately Nginx won’t accept that: …[emerg] invalid parameter “111.111.111.[
   0-9]+” in …
 * I Googled a bit and found that 111.111.111.0/24; worked
    for a better rules I
   use these IP calculator: [http://www.ipaddressguide.com/cidr#range](http://www.ipaddressguide.com/cidr#range)
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 *  [iThemes Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ithemes-support/)
 * (@ithemes-support)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nginx-ban-user-parameter-doesnt-work/#post-4904974)
 * Thanks for the report. Which version of NGINX are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [siprof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siprof/)
 * (@siprof)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nginx-ban-user-parameter-doesnt-work/#post-4904976)
 * Nginx 1.6.0
 *  Thread Starter [siprof](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siprof/)
 * (@siprof)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nginx-ban-user-parameter-doesnt-work/#post-4905123)
 * fixed on v4.2.4
    Thanks

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nginx-ban-user-parameter-doesnt-work/#post-4905123)
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