how to limit number of connections to server per second with iptables

# 2 hits per second per ip address

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -i eth0 -m state --state NEW -m recent --set
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -i eth0 -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 1 --hitcount 2 -j DROP

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -i eth0 -m state --state NEW -m recent --set
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -i eth0 -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 1 --hitcount 2 -j DROP