How to block access on the server from IP addresses belonging to data centers?

Question

linux

Good afternoon,
what solution will allow you to determine the ownership of IP addresses by hosting companies / data centers and other non-client machines, and block any connection to such addresses?

Answer 1

What pain are you trying to solve?

Answer 2

Agree with the answer above.
I see two options:
1) open the site to the whole world. A sub-option is to close for certain countries via GeoIP.
2) open the site only to users at their addresses, i.e. via whitelist.

Answer 3

Look at the black-list of Emule. This information may be there.
emule-security.org

Answer 4

No way. Many telecom operators provide both data center services and Internet access to offices and home users.