Jeffrey Means meaje@meanspc.com wrote:
One other method I have sucessfully used / am using is to change the port number of the service being attacked. If we are talking about ssh this can be done in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file by changing / adding a Port xxxx line to the file. I hope this helps you it has drastically decreased the number of people trying to break down my front door.
Instead of rehashing my set of SSH recommendations on yet another list, I've added blog entry: http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/08/secure-shell-ssh-service-dos.html