[CentOS] Internet connection sharing?

John R Pierce wrote:
> On 03/08/11 11:47 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>>
>> Yup. Last time I saw a story about someone hanging an unprotected
>> Windows box on the 'Net, late last year, I think, it was down from 12
min to 5
>> min before it was attacked.
>
> and how long after you connect a 'nix box before worms start port
> knocking on ssh trying stupid combinations of user/pass over and over?
> I see a couple 1000 of those a day

Oh, sure, I see lots of them, too.... Of course, the most popular username
is admin....

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