Help configuring SSH

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  1. stevejobbers, Nov 13, 2009

    stevejobbers macrumors member

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    I was planning on opening up SSH on my machine, but before I do so I wanted to know what precautions I need to take.

    I was thinking of changing the default SSH port of 22 to something else - is there a way to do this in OS X? If so, how?

    Also, is there a way to limit connection attempts? You know, something like only allowing 3 attempts per minute?

    Thanks!
     
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  2. ViViDboarder, Nov 13, 2009

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    You can do all that but it would require command line settings.

    It's really easy to enable SSH on a mac though. You just do it in Settings>Sharing>Enable Remote Login

    Changing the default port shouldn't be too hard to do but I have never bothered with anything like that. Also, if you have a Dynamic IP it's hard to SSH in without using a service like Dyndns.org. Which I use to make it easy to remotely access my computers back home.

    EDIT
    Here's a short guide on configuring SSH. https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/serverguide/C/openssh-server.html Just follow the Config portion of it and then skip the restart part and just reboot your computer.
     
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  3. stevejobbers, Nov 13, 2009

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    Thanks! I'll give it a shot!

    Also, I've used DynDns before to handle my ISP changing my IP address.
     
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  4. belvdr, Nov 13, 2009

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    On OS X, edit /etc/sshd_config. Look for '#Port 22' (it is line 13 on 10.6.2). Remove the '#' sign and change 22 to whatever you want. Restart the SSH daemon.
     
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