Re: remote ssh to a mac

From: Richard E. Silverman (slade@shore.net)
Date: 03/26/03

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    From: slade@shore.net (Richard E. Silverman)
Date: 26 Mar 2003 17:16:30 -0500

    > i am trying to use SSH to login to my work comp uses mac- os X- when i
    > try any of the computers within my lab- ssh works- however, if i go to
    > another building- or go home and try ssh,(from a mac) it can never
    > login. after i type in the ssh command the terminal window just stays
    > as it is and ends with "No Route to Host"
    > any pointers?-
    > thanks much

    The connection is perhaps blocked by a firewall, which is sending an ICMP
    "administratively prohibited" message and getting translated as "no route
    to host." Or, perhaps your SSH server host is privately addressed, and
    there really is no route to it from outside the lab. 

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  Richard Silverman
  slade@shore.net
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