ssh on RH Linux 7

[Erik Hemdal]

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>Analog Kid wrote:
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>>> I am running RH Linux 7 on an old computer and
>>>it has a static IP address. I am unable to SSH to it or SSH from it to
>>>another computer. Any idea how I can enable the SSH client. Must I
>>>modify the file /etc/ssh/ssh_config?
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>service sshd status (or service sshd start)
>ping machines ... ensure that there is connectivity.
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>There is no need to enable the ssh client ....
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>If you can paste any further information I'm sure someone will at least 
>bite  ;) 
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>Regards,
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>Sean
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The default config for sshd is workable, albeit not as secure as one 
might want, at least on Fedora.  I haven't seen an RH7 box in a long 
while.  Check these points, too:

Make sure you are using the right tool:  'ssh' is the client, 'sshd' is 
the server.  I've seen people get these confused.
Make certain that your firewall is allowing connections on your SSH 
port.  The default is 22, although you can change it.

You can check the man pages for 'ssh' to see how to use the client and 
get the options correct, particularly if you want X11 forwarding and 
stuff to work.

Post again or go off list if this is not enough help.     Erik