as is, I'm the sole ssh user, though, I do use it from several hosts, not all known in advance to me
In that case you might want to consider turning off password authentication all together and going with just public key authentication. Stops the door knockers cold. Main advantage is that you're then not tied to particular IP addresses, which is handy if you've got a laptop or going through a big NAT somewhere. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
