So this is iptabl.es It's still a work in progress. It currently takes 5 arguments: dport ip chain jumpTo protocol These don't have to be in any particular order, and you can use as many or as little as you like. So try something like: curl iptabl.es/drop/22/37.59.37.43 and it will tell you the rule to stop me connecting to your server over the standard SSH port.