ssh

[Rick Stevens]

roland brouwers wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Hans Müller
> Sent: zondag 5 september 2004 22:57
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: ssh
> 
> 
> roland brouwers schrieb:
> 
>>I have installed RedHat 9 on a siemens server.
>>I have no problem to login with my portable in ssh-mode with the 
>>Terminal Emulator Anita. On another portable ssh does not work, telnet
> 
> 
>>does, also using Anita Both portables have Windows XP installed
>>Is there anybody, who can tell me where to look?
>> 
>>Thanks
>> 
>>
>>Roland Brouwers
>>
>> 
>>
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> 
> have you installed a firewall on xp? have you denny some hosts in your 
> ssh.conf file?
> 
> There is no firewall that I know off. I never touched the ssh.conf file.
> It feels like problems with XP.
> This portable does not receive any IP-address by DHCP in wireless mode.
> It gets an address starting with 160.....
> Sometimes I have the same problem with my portable.
> Maybe this ssh-problem and DHCP is belonging to the same problem
> environment.
> 
> This portable can login with telnet not with ssh
> I can login with ssh over the internet and locally.

ssh wants to do a DNS and reverse DNS lookup on your IP address.  If you
aren't getting an IP from your DHCP, ssh can't authenticate you.  This
can also be an issue if the DNS doesn't work properly.  Telnet doesn't
use DNS to authenticate.
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