What about just editing your hosts.allow file? Mine is under /etc/hosts.allow (Redaht 9) it contains: sshd: my.ip.address : ALLOW also hosts.deny contains: sshd: ALL : DENY Thus ssh rejects all other attempts at connection Help any? R. Whitney Transcend Development "Producing the next phase of your internet presence" http://xend.net Premium Quality Web Hosting http://hosting.xend.net rw AT xend.net Net Binder http://netbinder.net 310-943-6498 602-288-5340 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss