[PLUG] Fun with IPTables

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Tim Slighter wrote:

> As for SSH tunnels, I beg to disagree and contend that there should not
> even be an SSH tunnel, the less services running on your home system, the
> less opportunity for people trying to find a way in.

   Almost every day my sshd log shows folks -- primarily from Asia -- trying
to get in as 'root,' 'test,' and similar names. Of course, they're not
allowed in, but it's interesting to see the constant attempts.

Rich

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