I did something similar, and it has eliminated 100% of the attacks. --- Vladimir -- Vladimir G. Ivanovic Palo Alto, CA 94306 +1 650 678 8014 >>>>> "ss" == Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: ss> I modified the sshd_config file so SSH uses a port other than 22. In ss> /etc/ssh/sshd_config, add ss> ss> port 2122 ss> ss> To connect to the machine, you'd use ss> ss> ssh -p 2122 hostname