Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:17:52 +0200 (CEST) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot log into 4.10 machine via ssh Message-ID: <20041007150647.F1089@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <20041007085825.2cc8c722.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20041007142750.O1089@pukruppa.net> <20041007085825.2cc8c722.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Bill Moran wrote: > Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> We are using Putty to log into our FreeBSD 4.10 Samba Server for >> administration. >> >> Recently this doesn't work any more: >> We can type in our login names, but there won't be any password >> prompt. >> Even locally from the server's terminal itself nothing happens. >> >> Everything else (pinging the machine, Samba service) works fine. >> >> What can be done? > > Look at what changed between the time it worked and when it stopped > working and change that back. Nothing. > > Unfortunately, there is almost no information in your email that can > actually be used to diagnose the problem. Sorry, I don't know what I might have to look for. I tried # man ssh but couldn't find anything about log files or so. > Have you ensured that it doesn't work from other locations? Yes, I tried three machines on our lan and the server itself. > Perhaps > you putty installation got corrupted, or maybe an intervening ISP > suddenly decided to block ssh. Do an nmap scan to see if ssh is > being filtered. Try logging in from a closer server to see if the > sshd on the server is still working. At least narrow it down to > whether putty, the sshd, or the network is the problem. Ethereal would > be a good tool as well. I can't use this via internet, since our server has no public IP. Uli.
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