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Change the default SSH server port on 10.3
Authored by: LooseBruce on Sep 16, '04 07:10:15PM

I think the most obvious solution has been overlooked.

I simply configured my router to forward port xxxx to port 22 and furnished port xxxx to the users that have a need to login via ssh. Of course, they login with 'ssh -p xxxx user@server.com'

Using this method, no changes were necessary on the server whatsoever. Port 22 is blocked on the WAN side of the router so this method achieves the port obscurity that you're after.

Maybe *I* missed something ????



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Change the default SSH server port on 10.3
Authored by: turtle777 on Nov 12, '04 11:12:52PM

My router doesn't have the capability of forwarding one port to another.

I can only specify that a port will be forwarded to an internal IP.

Too bad. Your solution sounded too easy and good to be true.



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