Hello folks. A few weeks ago, on Dec 19, I wrote to you all on the cygwin list "[...] I am able to ssh into those [Debian] boxes from my Cygwin box without any trouble. But when I try to ssh *into* my Cygwin box, the connection attempt times out." Etc. So now, I wanted to inform the community that I am successfully logging-in via ssh to my Cygwin laptop. The point of failure, as suggested to me in replies, was Windows Firewall.
When the laptop arrived and Windows 10 set itself up, it gave no information about turning on the firewall (typical Microsoft) and so I had never given it any thought. When I went to try seeing the settings based on the advice received, I reluctantly stumbled at first because Windows 10 doesn't have the familiar "Start" button anymore. Instead, it has a "Search" field which may or may not find internal settings on first attempts -- instead it may search the Web. Also typical Microsoft. Now that I know, the steps are: Settings -> Privacy & security -> Windows Security I turned the firewall off completely; my only connectivity is at home over a secure WiFi net. I don't haul this laptop around connecting to strange WiFi networks. I hope this helps someone else. Soren Andersen Thanks to Kevin Schnitzius Brian Inglis Andrey Repin (your English seems just fine) On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM Andrey Repin via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > Greetings, Brian Inglis via Cygwin! > > > Check Windows SSHD is not running and disabled! > > Or moved to a different port. ( C:\ProgramData\ssh\sshd_config ) > In some specific situations, you WILL need native SSH available, Cygwin one > will not work for VS Code remote server f.e. > > > -- > With best regards, > Andrey Repin > Saturday, January 4, 2025 04:19:41 > > Sorry for my terrible english... > > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple