I get the above error, with a variable monstrous positive or negative number, under the following circumstances: - if I mistype my passphrase - every time when attempting to connect to a particular remote host. The following occurs in its /var/log/messages: Nov 18 15:04:31 centaur sshd[1137]: Starting daemon in inetd mode. Nov 18 15:04:31 centaur sshd[1137]: connection from "212.38.94.2" Nov 18 15:04:32 centaur sshd[1137]: Daemon is running. Nov 18 15:05:19 centaur sshd[1137]: User sdalley's local password accepted. Nov 18 15:05:19 centaur sshd[1137]: Password authentication for user sdalley accepted. Nov 18 15:05:19 centaur sshd[1137]: User sdalley, coming from www.rhubarb.co.uk, authenticated. Nov 18 15:05:19 centaur sshd[1137]: Remote host disconnected: Protocol error: packet too long: 2067878253. Nov 18 15:05:19 centaur sshd[1137]: Protocol error: 'Protocol error: packet too long: 2067878253.' ssh 2.0.13 tarball has been built and installed at both ends. The remote host in question is running Suse Linux 6.1, the other hosts have RedHat 6.0 or 5.2 installed. Is this a known problem? Would appreciate any help about how to fix this. Regards, Simon -- Simon Dalley CEng MIEE, sdalley AT dtsltd DOT demon DOT co DOT uk tel +44 (0) 1235 816206
