An administrator is attempting to block SSH connections to 192.168.10.24 using the Linux firewall. After implementing a rule, a connection refused error is displayed when attempting to SSH to 192.168.10.24. Which of the following rules was MOST likely implemented?
A) iptables -A -p tcp -d 192.168.10.24 --dport 22 -j REJECT
B) iptables -A -p tcp -d 192.168.10.24 --dport 22 -j DROP
C) iptables -A -p tcp -d 192.168.10.24 --dport 22 -j FORWARD
D) iptables -A -p tcp -d 192.168.10.24 --dport 22 -j REFUSE

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The REJECT target in iptables sends a connection refused message back to the client, which matches the "connection refused" error described.

An Administrator Is Attempting to Block SSH Connections to 192