Polytropon <[email protected]> writes: > On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:08:50 +0100, Bruce Cran wrote: >> I suspect that these sorts of attacks are fairly normal if you're >> running ssh on the standard port. I used to have lots of 'break-in >> attempts' before I moved the ssh server to a different port. > > Is there _any_ reason why moving from port 22 to something > different is _not_ a solution? > > Reason why I'm asking: Moving SSH away from its default port > seems to be a relatively good solution as break-in attempts > concentrate on default ports. So in case a sysadmin decides > to move SSH to a "hidden" location, what could be an argument > against this decision?
Connecting from behind other people's paranoid firewalls gets difficult on other ports. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
