Re: ssh issue that I don't understand

[john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>]

On 7/5/26 21:19, Chris Green wrote:
> If I log in with 'ssh 213.171.194.64' I, correctly, get prompted for
> my local system's public key passphrase and I can log in successfully.
>
> However if I try 'ssh isbd.biz' I get prompted for "chris@isbd.biz's
> password" which doesn't exist and I can't log in.
>
> 'host isbd.biz' returns the correct IP address for isbd.biz so why
> does ssh not work using the name rather than the IP address?


Increase the verbosity on the SSH client and see the difference between 
using the IP and the DNS name.
Look in the SSH server's logs for clues.

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John Doe