> iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --name SSH ! --rcheck --seconds 60 > -m recent --hitcount 4 --set --name SSH -j RETURN > > this what I get back: > ===================== > [root@abc root]# iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --name SSH ! > --rcheck --seconds 60 -m recent --hitcount 4 --set --name SSH -j RETURN > iptables v1.2.9: Unknown arg `4' > Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. > [root@ns root]# Try it with a different target. For some reason the recent module doesn't like some targets (or no target) when matching on hitcount or seconds. -Bob
