Re: ssh strangeness

[Andrew Dixon <andrew.dixon@seranoa.com>]

"Martin F. Krafft" wrote:
> 
> also sprach Andrew Dixon (on Thu, 12 Jul 2001 01:57:48PM -0400):
> > dixon@rowling:~$ ssh -l andrew.dixon stiq
> > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
> 
> this is most likely due to a combination of a faulty DNS entry and
> reverse zone mapping, together with the PARANOID line in
> /etc/hosts.deny.
> 
> what is the output of
> 
>   host <your hostname, i.e. the source of the connection>

dixon@rowling:~$ host rowling
rowling.seranoa.com 	A	172.16.1.13

> 
> then, if you get an IP back (which you should), does
> 
>   host <that IP>

dixon@rowling:~$ host 172.16.1.13
Name: rowling.seranoa.com
Address: 172.16.1.13

and that looks pretty good but check out:

rowling:/home/dixon# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:B0:D0:18:B4:6D  
          inet addr:172.16.1.115  Bcast:172.16.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^       

I managed to ssh into the box after changing /etc/hosts.deny (Thanks for
that pointer I hadn't thought to look there).  And now it's about 4:20
so I guess I'll smoke like a pound of weed to get my IQ down to M$
levels and try to fix the DNS;0)

thanks for all your help and wish me luck with the darkside.

Andy