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From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@alogreentechnologies.com>
To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
Subject: Re: well, try here first...
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Hi,

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:22:00 -0800
Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote:

> 	hold your flame-throwers, because this is about how to get

you do not allow us some fun?

> ssh working from an outside computer into my brand new "tao" that is
> running a flavor of linux.  I just got my quad i5 box to replace the
> old, broken tao.  this was the box with the busted USB. [!]  Anyway,
> linux is installed; the box is on my internal IP net.  I can ssh
> *out*. to my server, vut from my server or wherever, I cant ssh back
> in.
> 
> 	doing an % ssh 10.47.0.114  OR ssh tao gives me an instant
> 	"Connection refused".  if I try an ssh -X tao I get a string
> like "Connnection closed".  can any of you network wizards or setup
> 	wizards clue me in.  {FWIW:: the ssh stuff is from OpenBSD.}
> 
> 	anybody know what im NOT doing?

Proper setup?
Firewall?
inetd?

It sounds like something very, very obvious. But I know how it feels if
one cannot see the tiny thing. 

Erich