Hello Taylor and Åukasz. Can anybody explain me you are using such combination of rules. 17 ÐÐÐ 2005 16:44 Åukasz Hejnak wrote: > No problem, here's my variation, based on Taylor Grant's ruleset > $ipt -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --set --name SSH > $ipt -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent ! --rcheck --name SSH --seconds 60 > --hitcount 3 -j RETURN Why this update here (see below)? > $ipt -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --name SSH --update > $ipt -A SSH_Brute_Force -j DROP Every time packet passed --set rule it updates SSH. So if drop this rule, nothing changes. Or am I wrong? Is there any idea behind this that I missed. Thank you for you attention, -- Peter.