* (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 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
