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I'm running Apache on Ubuntu 11.04 only for a small number of dynamic IP's ( so I haven't got a IP-white list), to make requests for mp3 files only, but....my server keeps falling over by being swamped by Apache processes.<br />
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I've battened down MaxClients, I'm guessing I'm being hit by some sort of malicious brute force attack...I am running asterisk so that is drawing a lot of international hits on that, but I've started running failtoban on that which gets plenty of action, I'm thinking they may be trying http ... any suggestions?
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I'm running Apache on Ubuntu 11.04 only for a small number of dynamic IP's ( so I haven't got a IP-white list), to make requests for mp3 files only, but....my server keeps falling over by being swamped by Apache processes.

I've battened down MaxClients, I'm guessing I'm being hit by some sort of malicious brute force attack...I am running asterisk so that is drawing a lot of international hits on that, but I've started running failtoban on that which gets plenty of action, I'm thinking they may be trying http ... any suggestions?

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The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.