Hello again, the problem (W2K, Openssh, cygwin) is solved.
The lesson is: The DNS (or hosts) entries are very important for OpenSSH. If they are wrong or look suspicious: Fix them, first. The system had, in fact, even three interfaces (one token-ring and two ethernet). Now the sshd listens on every interface. Thanks for providing cygwin and OpenSSH. Without those our life would be much more difficult. We depend on it. Regards, Norbert. -- Norbert Bladt T-Systems Schweiz AG, Computing Services (System Management) TZ1 / Z302 Industriestrasse 1, CH 3052-Zollikofen E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: +41 31 915 3964 Fax: +41 31 915 3640 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/