Post #2231937
2026-04-27 09:06 UTC
@dec23k@mastodon.ie @soundclamp@mastodon.xyz 👍 Thanks for sharing! Yeah I've been using a non-standard port for ages, and I've recently heard some rumors that it doesn't matter any more but I was skeptical.
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@dec23k@mastodon.ie 2026-04-27 09:35
@diazona@techhub.social @soundclamp@mastodon.xyz :22 is to ports as '123456' is to passwords :-) Attempts to connect on non-standard ports could be looking for anything, of course, not just ssh. Without even looking at any UFW logs, I can tell you that port 139 (NetBIOS / SMB) is one of the noisiest (that can be identified as being for a specific service). Intended for LAN file and print sharing, it's also popular with worms and trojans.