This how-to will explain how to setup DenyHosts on a RedHat-based (RHEL, CentOS, or Fedora) Linux server to automatically add remote IP addresses that repeatedly fail login attempts to your server’s /etc/hosts.deny file in an attempt to block SSH brute force/dictionary attacks.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
This blog post is primarily for my own benefit, so I have a list of the standard tasks, utilities, servers, scripts, and/or programs I like to install on vanilla Fedora / RedHat / CentOS Linux systems when I first set them up. But if you have suggestions for improving this […]
Things I Do First on a Vanilla Linux System
Installing the VNC server in Fedora 14 is a little bit different than I described it for Fedora 12, so here are some updated instructions for setting up VNC in Fedora 14 and connecting to it via Windows over the Internet.
How to Set Up VNC from Windows to Fedora 14 ...
27 As the owner of a couple of vacation homes in climates more extreme than Seattle’s, I’ve had plans for a while now to eventually install thermostats in those houses which I could control remotely. In the winter, I could turn on the heat at my Utah house the day before […]
Product Review: ecobee Smart Thermostat
If you’re using an AT&T 3G MicroCell to help boost your cell phone range, and you have your 3G MicroCell set up behind a firewall, you should set up the Quality of Service settings (more commonly referred to as QoS settings) on your router to give your voice calls the […]