SSH network question

[Roger Heflin]

Jim wrote:
> I'am trying to connect to a server on the internet using ssh-x, I have 
> IP, passwords, but I can't connect to server.
> The server can connect to my box , with my IP  using ssh -x
> SSHD is running on my box, my router is setup to do all 'ssh' to my box.
> SSHD is runing on server.
> When I do ssh -x to server it just times-out, no error messages.
> What network command can I use to see if 'ssh' is even getting to server 
> from my box.
> I can ssh -x from this box to another server with no problems.
> I have 'root' access to server, what can I check there? the server is 
> connected to a DSL AT&T black box. no router.
> Both my box and server is Fedora 8.
> 

I would check to see if the firewall is on on the box, and if sshd is setup to 
run.    Timeout usually means one of those is the issue.

                    Roger