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Rod writes: |
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> Does anyone know how to block, or auto programs in Gentoo to limit |
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> or stop people scanning for a user/password hacking on your firewall? |
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I am using net-analyzer/fail2ban. That can block an IP after some |
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unsuccessful login attempts. This helps a lot, but not against bot nets, |
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when every host tries for two times only. |
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> Besides disabling those ports, I still need the port accessable |
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> from the outside, and I guess they'd just try imap if pop was blocked. |
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Could you change the port to something unusual, like 1100? |
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Wonko |