[NBLUG/talk] SSH question

[Dean A. Roman]

Tim,

I too am a long time lurker and part time poster, but I've been working 
with linux and unix for as long as I can remember...anybody remember the 
VAX?
Check to see if your ssh config(sshd_config) on your linux box is only 
allowing ssh2 and your windows ssh client is trying only ssh1?
I'm not sure about the client your using on windows, but Putty on 
windows always works for me.
  ( http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html )
FYI: ssh is picky about file and directory permissions, so be careful 
you don't have your private key file world readable.
Good luck.

Thanks,
    ---Dean.




Tim Preston wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Long time lurker, newbie, needing advice.
>
> Dell hardware 667PIII, 128MB ram, 10gB, 3com nic
> Yes Linux install (claims to be Knoppix with Tomcat, Apache, OpenSSH, 
> Webmail, iptables, etc..)
> Default install (see above) runs HTTPD, someversion-mail, webmail, 
> iptables firewall
> Created user as Administrator (part of their config using php/web)
> Ran the Yesconfigurator to start SSH at the console as root
>
> I can log in at the console using SSH to localhost, however when I try 
> to log in from a remote "Windows box" using SecureShell I get an error 
> "Algorythm negotiation failed" Key exchange with the remote host 
> failed... I have double checked the config file and restarted sshd and 
> the server. Still no joy.
>
> When I created a test box, this worked without a hitch. Iptables 
> config files match, the sshd files match. I'm running out of basic fixes.
>
> Oh great guru's of the Linux world, hear my prayer: "How can I learn 
> to find the path to secureshell?" "Please send me a prophet with the 
> wisdom and knowledge to guide this poor retch." :)
>
> Tim
>
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