title: How to Block an IP range using .htaccess file
body: <p>I want to block access of the following ips</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://gyazo.com/f41a53a1a385e41fe669064bff844a3a" rel="nofollow">https://gyazo.com/f41a53a1a385e41fe669064bff844a3a</a></p>
  
  <p>i guess that comes in the range of</p>
  
  <p>176.123.<em>.</em></p>
  
  <p>so will this work ?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Order Allow,Deny
  Deny from 176.123.0.0/16
  Allow from all
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>also i have to keep this htaccess outside public_html folder ?</p>