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Re: Help for a newbie SSH and Aptitude



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On 02/28/08 19:20, Steve wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just run up my first linux box and I'm goin ok. Only thing is I

Congrats!

> can't get SSH running on it (to enable me to access it from a windows
> box using putty or similar).  I've tried openssh but of course that is
> a client.  Can anyone tell me where to start looking.  I'm guessing
> that it's a daemon that I need to run.

What branch?  Etch?  Lenny?  Sid?

You've installed package "ssh"?  It has both a client and server.

> Other problem that I'm getting is if I run aptitude or dselect, I get
> a time out when trying to connect to mirror.pacific.net.au.  It shows
> an IP address of 1.0.0.0 which would suggest to me a problem with
> named, however if I ping it, all is fine.

Other than aptitude and mirror.pacific.net.au, does networking work?

> Any suggestions that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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