On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Hugh Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am having intermittent trouble logging into a remote linux machine >> depending on the machine from which I am trying to log from. I am >> logging in from windows XP machines with cygwin and cygwin's ssh. >> >> - If I try to log in from my windows desktop to the rhel5 that sits >> next to it, things work >> - If I try to log in from my windows laptop from home, to the rhel5, I >> get `Permission denied, please try again' >> - If I first log into my windows desktop from my laptop, I can then >> log into the rhel5 from my desktop. >> >> It seems to me that the rhel5 is refusing the connection from my >> laptop because of the type of network connection or latency (pinging >> from laptop to rhel5 is 200-300 msec and from windows desktop to rhel5 >> is < 5 msec), or some other such issue. But does that make sense? >> >> The frustrating thing is that a few months ago (when I last attempted >> this) I was able to log in remotely from my laptop, even from across >> the pacific. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mirko > > > Check tcp_wrappers (/etc/hosts.allow and/or /etc/hosts.deny) and iptables > for rules that deny access to remote networks but not local networks.
/etc/hosts.allow and hosts.deny do not list any machines whatsoever. Is that OK? Maybe this stuff is in another file? As for iptables, I tried two or three times to read the relevant chapter in RH Unleashed, and never got the concepts straight (I was not trying very hard though). Maybe I should try again. > > I'd also verify that you are using the correct username from your laptop. > If you aren't supplying one, it will likely default to the xp username. If > that user doesn't exist on the RH box, you'll get a Permission denied. I guess that is the equivalent of `is the power on'. It is :-) > > Hugh > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
