From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Nov 14 04:19:07 2012
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
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 51732933
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:19:07 +0000 (UTC)
 (envelope-from kline@thought.org)
Received: from m1plsmtpa01-05.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net
 (m1plsmtpa01-05.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.10])
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 281B08FC16
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:19:07 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from ethic.thought.org ([209.180.213.209])
 by m1plsmtpa01-05.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net with 
 id PGGW1k00B4XeM0101GGWgM; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:16:31 -0700
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:16:31 -0800
From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
To: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se>
Subject: Re: well, try here first...
Message-ID: <20121114041630.GE16091@ethic.thought.org>
References: <20121113052159.GA31404@ethic.thought.org>
 <50A30980.2010600@bananmonarki.se>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <50A30980.2010600@bananmonarki.se>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15)
Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:19:07 -0000

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 04:01:20AM +0100, Bernt Hansson wrote:
> 2012-11-13 06:22, Gary Kline skrev:
> >
> >	guys,
> >
> >	hold your flame-throwers, because this is about how to get 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?
> 
> You have to start the ssh daemon (sshd)


	this may have been what did the trick; also, you need the full 
	path.
-- 
 Gary Kline  kline@thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
              Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.