sorry, i forgot to post the server messages or the HMAC problem i'm having, anyway, here they are: sif /log# /opt/sbin/sshd2 -v sshd2: SSH Secure Shell 2.3.0 (non-commercial version) on i686-pc-linux-gnu debug: Reading private host key from /etc/ssh2/hostkey debug: Key comment: 1024-bit dsa hostkey debug: SshUnixConfig/sshunixconfig.c:270/ssh_server_load_host_key: Reading public host key from: /etc/ssh2/hostkey.pubdebug: Becoming server. debug: Creating listener debug: Listener created debug: no udp listener created. sshd2[8040]: Listener created on port 22. sshd2[8040]: Daemon is running. debug: Running event loop sshd2[8040]: connection from "209.86.39.6" debug: Sshd2/sshd2.c:579/new_connection_callback: new_connection_callback debug: Sshd2/sshd2.c:732/new_connection_callback: Wrapping stream with ssh_server_wrap... debug: ssh_server_wrap: creating transport protocol debug: SshAuthMethodServer/sshauthmethods.c:99/ssh_server_authentication_initialize: Added "publickey" to usable methods. debug: SshAuthMethodServer/sshauthmethods.c:99/ssh_server_authentication_initialize: Added "password" to usable methods. debug: SshAuthMethodServer/sshauthmethods.c:99/ssh_server_authentication_initialize: Added "hostbased" to usable methods. debug: ssh_server_wrap: creating userauth protocol debug: Ssh2Common/sshcommon.c:487/ssh_common_wrap: local ip = 160.91.102.97, local port = 22 debug: Ssh2Common/sshcommon.c:489/ssh_common_wrap: remote ip = 209.86.39.6, remote port = 815 debug: SshConnection/sshconn.c:1853/ssh_conn_wrap: Wrapping... debug: Sshd2/sshd2.c:743/new_connection_callback: done. debug: new_connection_callback returning debug: Ssh2Transport/trcommon.c:593/ssh_tr_input_version: Remote version: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_2.1.1 debug: Ssh2Transport/trcommon.c:1068/ssh_tr_negotiate: c_to_s: cipher 3des-cbc, mac hmac-sha1, compression none debug: Ssh2Transport/trcommon.c:1071/ssh_tr_negotiate: s_to_c: cipher 3des-cbc, mac hmac-sha1, compression none debug: Ssh2Common/sshcommon.c:132/ssh_common_disconnect: DISCONNECT received: Message authentication check fails. sshd2[8040]: Local disconnected: Message authentication check fails. debug: Sshd2/sshd2.c:95/server_disconnect: locally_generated = TRUE sshd2[8040]: MAC failed in local, disconnecting: 'Message authentication check fails.' debug: Exiting event loop -- michael
