[CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

Sat Oct 24 13:12:08 UTC 2009
Oliver Ransom <oliver at ransom.com.au>

On 24/10/2009, at 11:26 PM, ML wrote:

> HI All,
>
> With my new firewall in place, it has opened my eyes to how much
> traffic gets blocked in a single day and also what are the most active
> rules. I get *a lot* of requests for port 22.

Look in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

You can specify the port there, it's the first option which is  
commented out.

>
> How does one switch ssh ports? What is a good port to use? What
> ramifications does it have when I need to ssh in? Is it as simple as
> ssh user at hots:port?
>

To specify another port you need to use ssh -p X -l whateveruse IP

I don't think there are any ramifications/disadvantages of running the  
SSH daemon on a non standard port.

> Best,
> -ML
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