From: BitTwister@mouse-potato.com   
      
   On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:22:19 GMT, unruh wrote:   
      
   > If he means the /etc/ssh/* files, it should be fine. AFAIK those files   
   > have not changed in quite a while and files from Mandriva 2010 should   
   > work fine. If you mean the firewall files, then all bets are off.   
      
   Hehehe, since you are running mga2 I have to say AFAUK, they are different.  :)   
      
   You should always compare current release against previous release   
   config files to check if keyword/values have not changed, or if there   
   are new keywords that are required in the new release.   
      
   I can not remember if it was mga3 or mga2 where /etc/ssh/sshd_config   
   was changed to disallow root login access.   
      
   Looking through my ssd_changes script, I see I told sshd to use   
   Protocol 2, and in the newer releases I did not have to set it.   
   Checking mga4 (cauldron) it looks like "UsePAM yes" is now the default.   
      
      
   > Many systems disable ping response. Sounds like a firewall issue. Look   
   > in /var/log/messages for messages from shorewall.   
      
   Hehehe, no such animal on mga3.   
      
      
   > Also check   
   > /etc/hosts.allow and deny in case you are disabling sshd there.   
      
   Out of the box install does not have those.   
      
   > Depends on what the threats are. Are there threats from behind the that   
   > router running that expernal firewall?   
      
   Internet/router firewalls are blocking lame attempts from script   
   kiddies and your occasional bot net.   
      
   Your real criminals are using infected web sites, cracked ad servers   
   to crack systems and router while the user is viewing something via   
   their browser.   
      
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