From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HG5J9-0005jZ-00 for ; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:23:19 -0500 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net (jdashiel@ip15.shellworld.net [64.49.204.174]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id l1B3NJca037538 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:23:19 GMT (envelope-from jdashiel@shellworld.net) Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:23:19 -0500 (EST) From: Jude DaShiell To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: re: hacking attempts Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:23:20 -0000 The firewall-piercing-HOWTO is not long but very educational for anyone who thinks firewalls are all that's needed to slow down hackers. Since I have no need to log into this machine from the outside, I edited /etc/ssh/sshd_config and commented out line 5 that starts out with Port and then saved my work. I also downloaded the lcap package nd after having edited sshd_config I also did a chattr +i /etc/ssh/sshd_config. That won't stop hackers but may add a few seconds delay for them.