> /var/log/messages shows...
> Sep 9 16:09:33 24 sshd[2060]: Did not receive ident string from 192.168.1.2
>
> I have a Linux firewall (B) running OpenSSH2.1.1p4, trying to connect from my
> LAN win-NT (A) with secureCRT 3.1 client. I've connected before with no
> problems, and I can still connect to external linux machine (C) with same
> openSSH version. So computer (A) can connect to (C). (C) and (B) can connect
> to each other (using openSSH's ssh command). It's just that (A) won't connect
> to (B) anymore, and I get the above error.
>
> Recently I re-installed the Linux version on (B), saving /home info. There
> are no differences in /etc/ssh from before. I removed the contents of
> secureCRT's directory HostKeyDatabase so that it would re-create. It did
> so for (C), but no prompt for (B). No public or private keys have changed
> between my 3 computers. (A) can telnet and ping (B) and surf the web. My
> firewall rules and /etc/hosts.allow are correct.
> sshd : ALL : allow
> Sometimes the client gives me "disconnecting for error reason 2"
> I can't find docs on what that means.
Ok, so I got telnet working. Not sure about the first error listed, however
error 2 was because the client had reset the SSH server to the wrong one.
For secureCRT to connect to openSSH, 'standard' is the one to use.
> When using secureFX (ftp) from (A) to (B), I get...
> "Attempt to connect to 192.168.1.2 failed. Unknown application error E0000001"
>
> Sep 9 17:28:48 24 sshd: sshd startup succeeded
> Sep 9 17:28:48 24 sshd[2582]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
> Sep 9 17:28:48 24 sshd[2582]: Generating 768 bit RSA key.
> Sep 9 17:28:48 24 sshd[2582]: RSA key generation complete.
> Sep 9 17:28:56 24 sshd[2585]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Broken pipe
> Sep 9 17:29:36 24 sshd[2590]: Accepted password for dwoods from 192.168.1.2 port
>1187 ssh2
> Sep 9 17:29:38 24 PAM_pwdb[2590]: (sshd) session closed for user dwoods
> Sep 9 17:29:38 24 ftpd[2591]: FTP session closed
>
> When I connect from (A) to (C), I get...
> "Opening the channel was administratively prohibited. Bla, Bla."
>
> Could the changing of the ISP's DHCP generated IP for (B) have invalidated
> the keys ?
>
> Any help is appreciated :)
I still have the secureFX (ftp) problems from home NT and work NT trying to
access either Linux server running openSSH.
Thanks... Dan.
