From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 13 07:16:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C162BF5 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:16:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from m1plsmtpa01-07.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (m1plsmtpa01-07.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.186]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74D068FC0C for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:16:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ethic.thought.org ([209.180.213.209]) by m1plsmtpa01-07.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net with id NvGN1k0044XeM0101vGN9H; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:16:22 -0700 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:16:23 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Erich Dollansky Subject: Re: well, try here first... Message-ID: <20121113071623.GA3359@ethic.thought.org> References: <20121113052159.GA31404@ethic.thought.org> <20121113123659.6b69313d@X220.ovitrap.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20121113123659.6b69313d@X220.ovitrap.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:16:28 -0000 On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:36:59PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:22:00 -0800 > Gary Kline 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 hmmm. about the Only thing I havent tried is a "theraputic reboot." tomorrow. im tempted to hit the power button! I'l wait. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.