how to change ssh port ( Linux )

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Hello,

i'm happy to be one of micfo forum and customers

i'm sorry about my english

but i thing all the time i'll talk in Linux languege (commande line)

so everyone can understand it

if we want to change the default ssh port (22) to (3343) for example !

PHP Code:

pico /etc/ssh/sshd_config 


then using ctrl+w search for

PHP Code:

#Port 22 


change it to like this

PHP Code:

Port 3343 


then by using ctrl+w search for

PHP Code:

#Protocol 2,1 


and change it like this

PHP Code:

Protocol 2 


then ctrl+x and y ( to close the file and save it )

then resart ssh

PHP Code:

service sshd restart 


now your new ssh port is 3343