Re: ssh protocols

[Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au>]

On 08 Feb 2002 17:19:55 -0500
"Bob Hilliard" <hilliard@debian.org> wrote:

> Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org> writes:
> 
> > >      Apparently the various Debian machines are all running a
version> > > of ssh that recognizes only Protocol 1.  The cited
quotation from the> > > manpage suggests that the default value should
allow a machine running> > > OpenSSH to ssh into a Debian machine, but,
as we all know, it is> > > necessary to specify Protocol 1 (ssh -1).
> > 
> > That's not true.  I log in to Debian machines using Protocol 2 every
> > day - at the least voltaire and auric both.
> 
>      Interesting.  I'm using ssh 3.0.1p1-1.2 from woody on i386.  I
> haven't been able to ssh to auric or master without specifying
> Protocol 1 for several months.  Which ssh version and which
> architecture are you using?
> 


There is an obscure bug (in bts #127426) with ssh which can prevent the
second mentioned protocol in the config file from being used.


Glenn