It's been a very long time since I last set up ssh on a new host. I've forgotten the sequence to correct all errors and no longer have PLUG messages or other docs on resolving issues.
Now I'm trying to get scp bi-directional connections between the desktop and the laptop. The desktop currently runs 14.2 (to be upgraded to 15.0 when I get ssh working on the laptop) and the laptop runs a fully patched 15.0,
From the desktop:
$ scp .ssh/* caddis:.ssh/ ssh: connect to host caddis port nnnnn: No route to host lost connection
From the laptop:
scp salmo:.ssh/* .ssh/ ssh: connect to host salmo port nnnnn: Connection refused scp: Connection closed Many Slackware versions ago I had a doc with all steps in installing and configuring SSH. That's gone and probably long out of date. Should I run ssh-keygen on the desktop, laptop, both? If so, what's the next step to connect the two hosts? TIA, Rich
