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Hi!<br />
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Is it possible with the Fortigate 200B to block an external IP address? &nbsp;IF yes, can someone explain to me how? &nbsp;I would like to block this IP: 212.83.154.218<br />
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The current version of my Fortigate 200B is v5.0,build0271 (GA Patch 6)<br />
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Thanks!
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Hi!

Is it possible with the Fortigate 200B to block an external IP address?  IF yes, can someone explain to me how?  I would like to block this IP: 212.83.154.218

The current version of my Fortigate 200B is v5.0,build0271 (GA Patch 6)

Thanks!

Fortigate 200B - Block an external IP address

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

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