Hi Michael,
I’m having the same problem. I have not switched hosts and they just referred to the lockout feature, saying that it should open again after an hour. However, it does not.
I have not been able to access the website admin since last Friday. I tried again this morning (for the first time since yesterday and using the correct password) without success.
The same message pops up after just one login attempt: “ERROR: We’re sorry, but this IP range has been blocked due to too many recent failed login attempts. Please try again later.”
How do I get in via ftp or should my hosting service do this? I’ve only ever used the wp-admin route.
Can I disable this feature permanently?
Thanks,
Doug
