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Re: SSHD Problems


*  (Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:38:04 -0400)
> Hi, I'm having problems setting up sshd using cygwin on my windows xp
> machine. I've run out of ideas, so if anyone can suggest troubleshooting
> tips or any other kind of help, I'd really appreciate it.
> 
> I've installed sshd to run as a windows service. I can ssh to localhost
> or 127.0.0.1, but attempts to ssh to my external IP address return
> 'connection refused' error messages. I've tried from a remote machine
> with the same results.
> 
> I have tried turning off the windows firewall and connecting the
> computer directly to the modem (to avoid the router), but still get the
> same error.
> 
> I have Windows XP SP3. I've created a firewall exception for port 22 and
> forwarded port 22 on the router (but get the same results even without
> these in the picture). I have also tried listing my externalIP address
> as a 'ListenAddress' in the sshd_config file.

Make sure that sshd actually listens on this address (netstat). Also 
look into the event logs and /var/log/ssh (or similar).

Thorsten


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