Re: ssh from one machine, but not from another ...

From: Edward Ned Harvey (rahvee@yaahhoo.com)
Date: 05/22/02


From: Edward Ned Harvey <rahvee@yaahhoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:47:09 -0400

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

> Hi,
> I have the following in my /etc/hosts.allow (on a FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE
> system) ...
>
> # Tout de voute.net passe ...
> ALL : 192.168.0. : allow
>
> A friend comes along, plugs his (Windows 2000-equipped) laptop into my
> LAN, and uses the IP 192.168.0.5. He opens putty, selects 'lievre', and
> 'ssh', and clicks on 'open'.
>
> The result is 'connection refused'.
>
> I know it's not putty, as I use it regularly (I am writing this article in
> a putty session). Can anyone suggest where it might be going wrong ?
>
> Thanks.
>

I suggest looking through your sshd logs. That's the best way to find out
what's going on. Also, make sure your friend's laptop can ping your
server, and that if he telnets to port 22, there is a message displayed
about SSH.



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