Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:07:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org>
To:        Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Local sshd not accepting connections
Message-ID:  <20010926150720.B65459-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20010926164707.conrads@home.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Try this..

http://www.snailbook.com/faq/libwrap-oops.auto.html

Brian "Sonic" Whalen
Success = Preparation + Opportunity


On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Conrad Sabatier wrote:

> I recently helped a friend setup a 4.4-STABLE box.  I can use ssh to connect to
> his machine with no problems, but if I connect to his box and try to connect
> back to my own machine via ssh, I get the following message:
>
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> His machine is on a local subnet behind a router.  His setup looks like this:
>
> BSD box -- IP address 192.168.1.100
>         |
>         |
>         --> router -- gateway address 192.168.1.1
>                       external address x.x.x.x
>                               |
>                               |
>                               --> to outside world
>
>
> Could this be contributing to the problem?  Also, the hostname he set on the
> box doesn't correspond to any externally resolvable address.  On top of that,
> his router's external address is obtained from his ISP using DHCP, and changes
> quite often.
>
> Any clues as to where the problem may be would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ----------------------------------
> E-Mail: Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
> Date: 26-Sep-2001
> Time: 16:31:19
>
> This message was sent by XFMail
> ----------------------------------
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
>


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20010926150720.B65459-100000>