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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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