Re: connecting to my box
Mohammed,
Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing
the connection. The problem may also be caused by improper DNS entries for
the machine you're trying to connect from.
Regards,
Alex.
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On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:
>
> Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at the
> time):
>
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> Mohammed Elzubeir
>
> General Access Labs (x2825)
> http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/
> College of Arts & Sciences
> University of North Texas
> [elzubeir@fakkir.net]
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:
>
> >
> > I am new to Debian so please excuse my ignorance. I installed Debian after
> > so much struggle, and I turned off a few services and left some like sshd
> > running. When trying to ssh to my box it tells me somethng about the
> > authentication failing.
> >
> > I know I might be writing the wrong list, but I guess ssh may be security
> > related ;) Please help, or else this whole Linux partition would be
> > useless to me if I can't connect to it from work.. I don't understand why
> > it can't be like FreeBSD.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mohammed Elzubeir
> >
> > General Access Labs (x2825)
> > http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/
> > College of Arts & Sciences
> > University of North Texas
> > [elzubeir@fakkir.net]
> >
> >
> >
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