• pasqualerose

    (@pasqualerose)


    I had my site taken offline by a DDoS attack last February. I since installed WordFence for security, but last night the site was taken offline again because of a server overload. There were a handful of IP addresses that hit the site a few thousands times.

    What is Wordfence supposed to do to protect a website or what is the purpose of it? Why did it not do anything to prevent the server overload?

    Thank you,

    Pat

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

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  • WFBrian

    (@wfbrian)

    Hi Pat,

    First, I’m sorry to hear you were down for a time. How are your firewall settings configured? That would determine how Wordfence throttles traffic from IP addresses that break a rule.

    -Brian

    Thread Starter pasqualerose

    (@pasqualerose)

    Hi Brian. There are a lot of settings in there. Is there a way I can get you a screen shot of my settings instead of telling you what each one is? I don’t see an attachment feature in the forum. Or is there one or two I should look at in particular?

    Thanks,

    Pat

    WFSupport

    (@wfsupport)

    Use http://postimage.org/ Very easy and free.

    tim

    Thread Starter pasqualerose

    (@pasqualerose)

    Here you go. http://postimg.org/gallery/1ee7rhzwk/a9e167a1/

    Thanks!

    When taking the screen shots and looking at the setting I realize some of them should probably be changed. Not sure which ones? Do you have a tutorial video?

    Pat

    WFBrian

    (@wfbrian)

    Hi Pat,

    Thanks! Take a look at this document on Firewall settings:

    http://docs.wordfence.com/en/Wordfence_options#Firewall_Rules

    You’ll want to adjust your settings from Unlimited, which is essentially having the Firewall off, to the recommendations in the document. The suggested settings are just a starting point so you may have to tweak the settings.

    Hope that helps,
    Brian

    Thread Starter pasqualerose

    (@pasqualerose)

    Very Helpful, Brian! You guys are very good with your support, even to free people like me. When I get my site to a point of self-sustainability financially I will look to get the paid version.

    Pat

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