limit number of ssh connections

2011-09-19 Thread James Strother
Does anyone know a good way of limiting the number of ssh attempts from a single IP address? I found the following website, which describes a variety of approaches: http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Block_repeated_illegal_or_failed_SSH_logins But I am honestly not really happy with any of

Re: limit number of ssh connections

2011-09-19 Thread James Strother
Wow, I'm glad I asked. This has been very helpful. @Григорьев Александр Thanks for the tip on inetd, that looks like it might just do the trick. @Paul Macdonald My main reason for looking into this was glancing through the logs on a server I just put online and seeing large numbers of

wireless card won't associate

2009-02-04 Thread James Strother
Hello, I've been trying to get a wireless card of mine working with a new install of freebsd 7.1, but I've been unable to associate with the access point. From pciconf -lv, it appears the chipset is Ralink RT2561/RT61. The documentation for ral doesn't mention this particular chipset, but there

boot hangs on thinkpad x40

2008-12-07 Thread James Strother
Hi, I recently installed FreeBSD 7.1-Beta2 on my IBM thinkpad X40. Everything works fine while the system is connected to the dock, but when I boot with the dock disconnected the system hangs. With verbose logging enabled it appears to hang at either acpi_cmbat or acpi_acad (they appear to run

wmp54g card not recognized

2008-09-08 Thread James Strother
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Re: [laptop-discuss] wmp54g card not recognized

2008-09-08 Thread James Strother
Here is the output from scanpci: pci bus 0x cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x8086 device 0x254c Intel Corporation E7501 Memory Controller Hub pci bus 0x cardnum 0x02 function 0x00: vendor 0x8086 device 0x2543 Intel Corporation E7500/E7501 Hub Interface B PCI-to-PCI Bridge pci bus

Re: switching discs during install

2008-09-07 Thread James Strother
users choose an operating system based on installation performance, it would save people a little time and make a better first impression. -Jim On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: James Strother wrote: I just completed an install of FreeBSD 7.0 and couldn't

Re: switching discs during install

2008-09-07 Thread James Strother
They might not be as haphazard as you suggest. ISTR once reading that the CDs were arranged with the most popular packages on the first CD so that you would only need to download disk 2 (and 3) if you wanted some of the less common packages. With your suggested layout it's quite likely that a

switching discs during install

2008-09-06 Thread James Strother
I just completed an install of FreeBSD 7.0 and couldn't help but wonder why it was necessary for me to switch discs back and forth so much while installing ported applications. I've used FreeBSD on and off for a number of years and this issue has always irked me a just a little bit. It means

installation causes panic

2007-02-07 Thread James Strother
out of KDE, every time I use the machine. If it matters, I'm using a GeForce 6200 card. Let me know what other details are needed. Thanks in advance, Jim Strother -- James Strother McHenry Laboratory UC-Irvine ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org