When I telnet it works fine. Although i am running telnet-ssl so I might not be getting the troubleshooting info your looking for. I will walk through a session quick Client: root at gohan /root> ssh jasonj at innominatus.com ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Server: /var/log/auth.log Jul 27 11:00:48 guru sshd[1003]: refused connect from #.#.#.# I have rebooted (although I shouldnt have to, I tried) and restarted sshd numerous times. Same result. Troy: I have not installed anything recently. I tried to apt-get upgrade several times a week, however I have not done this at the time the problem started. I did attempt this after the problem started hoping for an update to sshd. Ben Kochie wrote: > that's really odd.. i've never seen that before.. did you make sure all > the sshd connections were closed before re-starting the main > service? what do you get when you telnet to port 22? > > Thank You, > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] > | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] > | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] > | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > > "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." > > On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Jason J wrote: > > > I have had Debian Potato running an sshd for several months with no > > problems. All of a sudden sshd is refusing connections. > > /var/log/auth.log > > Jul 27 11:00:48 guru ssdh[1003]: refused connect from #.#.#.# > > > > sshd is running as a stand alone daemon. > > I have made no modifictions to the standard apt-get install ssh. > > I have tried from multiple ip addresses. > > Appears to block all sshd connections even from localhost. > > > > I had shut off telnetd as well, since ssh was running fine and secure. I > > have telnet-ssl up in the mean time. > > Sucked. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org