Re: a dh keys question?
On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 11:38:34AM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> While the question seems simple, at least to me, the reason behind it is
> complicated. so I am hoping to focus on the question first.
> During the dh key exchange process, where do the user dh key packets come
> from software wise?
You generate a private/public key pair with ssh-keygen, and send
the public key over to your destination in advance, so that they
can recognize you.
> I have a problem now where each place I try to visit using my ssh client,
> and my sftp one, I am getting a dh key exchange failure.
> using the -v command is not shedding light on the issue.
> I am using the same client now to reach another service, but here we use a
> different port from port 22.
> the error started on the 29th of June, and the company providing my dsl
> service did claim to have a service issue on that day.
> However they do not speak Linux let alone anything else Unusual.
> Thoughts?
Are you having problems SSHing to all servers that you try, or
just to one in particular?
If it's just one, and that one uses a port other than 22, it's
likely that your DSL company started filtering that port on the
29th.
-dsr-
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