On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, Adam C Powell IV wrote: >>> % ssh lyre >>> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > > Oh, in the month or so since I last logged in via the cable modem, the > IP address changed, but the machine name didn't (since the cable > company puts the hardware address in the machine name), and AFAIK the > key didn't. Could that be part of the problem -- does sshd keep track > of hostnames, IPs and keys?
No, only hostnames (check your known_hosts files to make sure). And if it was a problem with the host key then it would tell you so in a more informative error message.
