[lug] Cannot log on through SSH...

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Sat Dec 1 11:54:20 MST 2001


"Dhruva B. Reddy" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have been having trouble with my ssh server.  The client (ZOC, a Win32
> client) gets the following message:
> 
> "[SSH] FAIL: CONNECT NOT SUCCESSFUL (SERVER/PORT/CONNECTION PROBLEM)"
> 
> I have also tried putty on Win32, with similar results.
> 
> The server sits behind a firewall which uses NAT, which forwards requests to
> port 22 to the box.  If I hit my external IP address from the server, it
> works just fine.
> 
> Thoughts on where to look would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dhruva
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I've found that having a login that echoes extra text can cause this
problem at times. Does the normal login of the user echo any kind of
special greeting, like a "Welcome!" line? If so, temporarily try with
the text removed.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com



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