One common suggestion for securing a secure shell connection on Linux is to change the port that ssh runs on. But how exactly do you connect to a server on one of these non-standard ports?
Naturally, the syntax is different for each so here goes:
ssh
ssh -p 33432 user@server.comYes, ssh uses a lower case p command line argument. Just wait until we get to scp.
sftp
sftp -o "Port 33432" user@server.comOf course sftp uses a plain English option parameter of “Port XXXX”
scp
scp -P 33432 /home/user/file.txt user@server.com:/home/userAnd naturally scp uses a capital P
Gotta love consistency!
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