On 08/24/2009 11:01 AM, pete b. wrote: > 1. Does the Firewall Configuration Tool modify a file? Which one? /etc/sysconfig/iptables it's pretty easy to edit that file and copy/paste the port 22 rule to whatever port you need. Then: service iptables restart > 2. Can I change the sshd port number via the Firewall Configuration > Tool? NB, can > someone specify all the instructions for this, when I tried it I was > unable to select a > service. You would probably have to add a custom port of 8888 and allow it in the firewall tool. The firewall is just allowing connections to certain ports. What is running on those ports is a separate matter, so you need to modify both the ssh port in sshd_config and allow that new port in from the firewall. There are other techniques, such as rate limiting, port knocking, source address restrictions, log tailing, etc., that might be other ways to solve ssh daemon abuse. -Bill -- Bill McGonigle, Owner BFC Computing, LLC http://bfccomputing.com/ Telephone: +1.603.448.4440 Email, IM, VOIP: bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf Social networks: bill_mcgonigle/bill.mcgonigle -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
