ssh - cannot log in

[Michael Klinosky]

David:
>> Here's my iptables --list:
>>
>> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>> target     prot opt source               destination
>> RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere
>>
>> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
>> target     prot opt source               destination
>> RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere
>>
>> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>> target     prot opt source               destination
>>
>> Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references)
>> target     prot opt source               destination
>> ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere
>> ACCEPT     icmp --  anywhere             anywhere            icmp any
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp
>> dpt:http flags:SYN,RST,ACK/SYN
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:ssh
>> flags:SYN,RST,ACK/SYN
>> ACCEPT     esp  --  anywhere             anywhere
>> ACCEPT     ah   --  anywhere             anywhere
>> ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             224.0.0.251         udp dpt:mdns
>> ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:ipp
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:ipp
>> ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state
>> RELATED,ESTABLISHED
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
>> tcp dpt:xdmcp
>> ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
>> udp dpt:xdmcp
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
>> tcp dpt:x11
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
>> tcp dpt:x11-ssh-offset
>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
>> tcp dpt:ssh
>> REJECT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            reject-with
>> icmp-host-prohibited
>>
>> I've tried without the windows firewall. The router is open to port 22
>> and nats over to what I think is my workstation (how can I check this?)

I don't see a port there. Did you leave it at the default? (22) Try 
iptables -nL    and you should see the ssh port.

I've gone a few rounds with ssh, trying to figure out why it wouldn't 
work when I changed the port (in the config files) - turns out the 
firewall has to be configed, also.