Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:50:40 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: well, try here first... Message-ID: <20121113185040.GA2570@ethic.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20121113090812.97e1c6a1.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20121113052159.GA31404@ethic.thought.org> <20121113063952.5c9bfaa2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20121113075721.GB3359@ethic.thought.org> <20121113090812.97e1c6a1.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 09:08:12AM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:57:21 -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 06:39:52AM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:22:00 -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> > > > 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.}
> > >
> > > Have you checked that tao is actually running a SSH server?
> >
> > ja vohl. futher dhclient is there. I'll go back to comparing
> > tao to ethic.
>
> The dhclient is a client (just as the ssh program), while
> the system has to run some kind of SSH _server_ (sshd on
> FreeBSD for example). Additionally, network configuration
> and especially firewall has to _permit_ the access to that
> specific service (that has to be enabled).
hmmm. that might be it. my firewall is in a nice small, 4w netgear
box. it's got a web interface and runs some flavor of firewall that
I never studied. yuk.
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> > > The way _how_ to enable it depends on the distribution you're
> > > using and is very different among the Linusi.
> >
> > rt., and this is fedora, my least fav distro. But I've always had
> > trouble with ssh, even with FBSD.
>
> There is a nice summary on how to get the OpenSSH server
> set up on Fedora:
>
> http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Configuring_Fedora_Linux_Remote_Access_using_SSH
>
> Basically, it's about installing and enabling it. The article
> also discusses how to enable configure the firewall properly.
>
thank you. I'll ck it out. also google other stuff if I have to.
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> --
> Polytropon
> Magdeburg, Germany
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> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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