I have quite a few entries in /var/log/messages for connection attempts. Is there anything other than ignoring them I can do? Example is below. Aug 21 15:48:19 machine sshd(pam_unix)[17903]: check pass; user unknown Aug 21 15:48:19 machine sshd(pam_unix)[17903]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=wsip-24-234-149-156.lv.lv.cox.net THanks, Jerry