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   Message 32,201 of 33,243   
   Digital Man to Mike Powell   
   Just opened ports -- and   
   07 Jul 25 12:50:03   
   
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     Re: Just opened ports -- and   
     By: Mike Powell to SAM ALEXANDER on Mon Jul 07 2025 11:07 am   
      
    > When I had my SSH set to the standard port, it got hammered the hardest --   
    > a lot more than the telnet port.  My telnet port is still standard and yes,   
    > it does get hit pretty regular, but not usually enough to tie all the nodes   
    > up like the SSH port did.   
    >   
    > Yes, that is the new normal.  With synchronet, it will put temp bands on   
    > IPAs if you get too many hits from the same one, and you can add IPAs or   
    > ranges into the ip-silent.can file if you notice some that are nothing but   
    > trouble makers.  That has helped a lot here.   
      
   Limiting concurrent connections from the same IP (e.g. to 1 or 2) can help a   
   lot too. https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:block-hackers#denial_of_service   
   --    
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