Do a tcpdump to capture network traffic and after that, have a look to it with wireshark. Sure that this will reveal to you what is the cause of your problem.
In the server: #tcpdump -n -i <interface_where_the_client_arrives> -w traffic.cap port 22 And after that: #wireshar traffic.cap Regards On Monday 20 August 2007 12:10, mee kaaku wrote: > hi, > > I have just installed debian 4 on a machine. i am running sshd on it. > > However, when i try to login to the machine from Putty (on another > windows computer on the network), it goes ahead > and asks for user name. > I enter the username, and when i enter the password i get 'Network > error: Software caused connection abort'. > > I believe the connection is lost at a very basic level. When i then > try to ssh to the box, i get 'connection refused', as if > nothing is listening on the port. > Sometimes i am able to login successfully, but after a while the > connection is completely lost at random. When lost, i get > 'connection refused' when I retry. But I still can ping to the machine > all this time. > > I checked ssh logs as well, but nothing of use there. > So i tried using VNC, and same problem occurs (meaning i get connection > lost), but still ping works. > > I am completely lost, and dont know where to look for > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks > meekaaku -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
