banning ip not working

Did you ban the IP using the blacklist feature?

If so, can you confirm that the IP entry is in the .htaccess file by going to the Settings menu and clicking on the “.htaccess File” tab.

View the .htaccess contents and check if the IP address is there.

yes i use feature and it is there. this ip was banned a few days ago from spam comments, then once they were banned they have repeatedly tried to get into the site. same ip over and over again.

#AIOWPS_IP_BLACKLIST_START
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Deny from 195.3.144.241
Deny from 84.27.139.91
#AIOWPS_IP_BLACKLIST_END

This could be due to a host server setup issue.
Can you check your httpd.conf file to see what value the “AllowOverride” is set to? This should be set to “All” but if it is set to “none” this will explain why your .htaccess rules are not working.
If you don’t have access to the httpd.conf file ask your host provider to check it and set it for you.

im having this checked and will respond as soon as im sure. our tech isnt here right now. thanks for replying

the answer is neither, AuthConfig FileInfo Indexes Limit Options=ExecCGI,Includes,Indexes,MultiViews,SymlinksIfOwnerMatch

if you could contact us directly about this issue. not sure the information should be in the post.
kontact (at) woodbangers.com thanks

Just one more thing – can you ask your host provider if their setup will allow the blocking of IP addresses via the .htaccess file?

Maybe give them the example you are using:

Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Deny from 195.3.144.241
Deny from 84.27.139.91

They should be able to tell you if this will work or not and why.

i have done this, this is and isnt a hosting this. the plugin isnt blocking or allowing because of this possible reason.
to access our site you actually go through google pagespeed (our cdn) which then google goes to our site. I would actually need a work around somehow as this workaround will be needed for persons like us and persons that use CDN Services. so im a bit at a stopping point to find away around it, as the allow and deny terms may need to be worded differently to fit the needs for cdns versus vps, standard hosting and dedicated.