On 31/08/12 12:11, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 31 August 2012 12:07, Norman Silverstone <nor...@littletank.org > <mailto:nor...@littletank.org>> wrote: > > I am setting up a new router and I wonder if there is anything I > need to do so that my son may access my computer should I require > of help. > Thanks in advance > > > Broadly speaking, if he needs ssh access you will probably need to > forward a port on the router to your computer. By default this is port > 22, and there will probably be a preset for it. However, you might > want to consider additional security by opening a different port, > which reduces the incidence of port scanning. Check with your son first. > > s/ > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "TBA are particularly glib" > > > Too add an extra level of security for ssh, there is a program called fail2ban which you can set up to allow say 3 attempts to log in after which that ip is blocked for a set period or i guess there is an option to blacklist.
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