> > 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.
The remote sshd would be the one to hiccup over the changed IP address, but only if your machine was in /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts[2]. Michael