Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:
> Okay, I don't know how this has to do with my dns config (which were > screwy anyway).. so I went ahead and setup my dns server like it should be > (as a slave nameserver) and it works fine. I am able to connect to the > 'outside' from it, but not to it. > > I also had a look at my /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files. My > hosts.deny was all commented out (i remember doing this much earlier when > I first installed Debian) and hosts.allow only has this line: > > ALL:ALL: > remove the latest ":" and it will work ... -> ALL: ALL > > When I tried to ssh with the -v option, here is what I get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc$ ssh -v localhost > SSH Version OpenSSH-1.2.3, protocol version 1.5. > Compiled with SSL. > debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config > debug: Applying options for localhost > debug: Applying options for * > debug: ssh_connect: getuid 1003 geteuid 1003 anon 1 > debug: Connecting to empire [127.0.0.1] port 22. > debug: Connection established. > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > debug: Calling cleanup 0x8056830(0x0) > > --- > I hope this helps help me ;) > > Mohammed Elzubeir > > General Access Labs (x2825) > http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ > College of Arts & Sciences > University of North Texas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, John Galt wrote: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ssh localhost > > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > > > > SUUUURE it's a problem in his DNS configuration.... > > > > On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Alexander Hvostov wrote: > > > > >Mohammed, > > > > > >Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing > > >the connection. The problem may also be caused by improper DNS entries for > > >the machine you're trying to connect from. > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Alex. > > > > > >--- > > >PGP/GPG Fingerprint: > > > EFD1 AC6C 7ED5 E453 C367 AC7A B474 16E0 758D 7ED9 > > > > > >-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > >Version: 3.12 > > >GCS/CM>CC/IT d- s:+ a16 C++(++++)>$ UL++++>$ P--- L++>++$ E+ W+(-) N+ o? > > >K? w---() > > >!O !M !V PS+(++)>+ PE-(--) Y+>+ PGP t+>++ !5 X-- R>++ tv(+) b+(++) DI(+) > > >D++ > > >G>+++ e--> h! !r y>+++ > > >------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > > > >On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at the > > >> time): > > >> > > >> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > > >> > > >> Mohammed Elzubeir > > >> > > >> General Access Labs (x2825) > > >> http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ > > >> College of Arts & Sciences > > >> University of North Texas > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > I am new to Debian so please excuse my ignorance. I installed Debian > > >> > after > > >> > so much struggle, and I turned off a few services and left some like > > >> > sshd > > >> > running. When trying to ssh to my box it tells me somethng about the > > >> > authentication failing. > > >> > > > >> > I know I might be writing the wrong list, but I guess ssh may be > > >> > security > > >> > related ;) Please help, or else this whole Linux partition would be > > >> > useless to me if I can't connect to it from work.. I don't understand > > >> > why > > >> > it can't be like FreeBSD. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks > > >> > > > >> > Mohammed Elzubeir > > >> > > > >> > General Access Labs (x2825) > > >> > http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ > > >> > College of Arts & Sciences > > >> > University of North Texas > > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > > The Internet must be a medium for it is neither Rare nor Well done! > > <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">John Galt </a> > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]