Re: PuTTY with Linux

From: toylet (toylet@hongkong.com)
Date: 06/27/02 

From: toylet <toylet@hongkong.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:56:15 +0800

note that putty does not understand keys generated by openssh for versin
protocols. you have to use puttygen's keys for version 2 stuffs. openssh
can use putty's keys.

Ron wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to make an SSH connection from my PuTTY software on a Windows XP
> workstation to a Linux server running RH 7.3. WHen I try to connect, PuTTY
> comes up with a dialog saying connection reset by peer. This is what I have
> done so far:
>
> 1. I have installed SSH on both and SSHD is running on the linux box.
> 2. I installed open SSH for Windows on my XP workstation and after I could
> not connect, I tried simplifying things by using PuTTY to connect.
> 3. I created my RSA keypair on the Linux box, have them in my [home]/.ssh
> directory and copied the private key to the workstation.
>
> Am I missing anything? Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> 

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