Okay, I don't know how this has to do with my dns config (which were screwy anyway).. so I went ahead and setup my dns server like it should be (as a slave nameserver) and it works fine. I am able to connect to the 'outside' from it, but not to it.
I also had a look at my /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files. My hosts.deny was all commented out (i remember doing this much earlier when I first installed Debian) and hosts.allow only has this line: ALL:ALL: When I tried to ssh with the -v option, here is what I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc$ ssh -v localhost SSH Version OpenSSH-1.2.3, protocol version 1.5. Compiled with SSL. debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug: Applying options for localhost debug: Applying options for * debug: ssh_connect: getuid 1003 geteuid 1003 anon 1 debug: Connecting to empire [127.0.0.1] port 22. debug: Connection established. ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host debug: Calling cleanup 0x8056830(0x0) --- I hope this helps help me ;) Mohammed Elzubeir General Access Labs (x2825) http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ College of Arts & Sciences University of North Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, John Galt wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ssh localhost > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > > SUUUURE it's a problem in his DNS configuration.... > > On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Alexander Hvostov wrote: > > >Mohammed, > > > >Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing > >the connection. The problem may also be caused by improper DNS entries for > >the machine you're trying to connect from. > > > >Regards, > > > >Alex. > > > >--- > >PGP/GPG Fingerprint: > > EFD1 AC6C 7ED5 E453 C367 AC7A B474 16E0 758D 7ED9 > > > >-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > >Version: 3.12 > >GCS/CM>CC/IT d- s:+ a16 C++(++++)>$ UL++++>$ P--- L++>++$ E+ W+(-) N+ o? K? > >w---() > >!O !M !V PS+(++)>+ PE-(--) Y+>+ PGP t+>++ !5 X-- R>++ tv(+) b+(++) DI(+) D++ > >G>+++ e--> h! !r y>+++ > >------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > >On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote: > > > >> > >> Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at the > >> time): > >> > >> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host > >> > >> Mohammed Elzubeir > >> > >> General Access Labs (x2825) > >> http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ > >> College of Arts & Sciences > >> University of North Texas > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > I am new to Debian so please excuse my ignorance. I installed Debian > >> > after > >> > so much struggle, and I turned off a few services and left some like sshd > >> > running. When trying to ssh to my box it tells me somethng about the > >> > authentication failing. > >> > > >> > I know I might be writing the wrong list, but I guess ssh may be security > >> > related ;) Please help, or else this whole Linux partition would be > >> > useless to me if I can't connect to it from work.. I don't understand why > >> > it can't be like FreeBSD. > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > Mohammed Elzubeir > >> > > >> > General Access Labs (x2825) > >> > http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ > >> > College of Arts & Sciences > >> > University of North Texas > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > The Internet must be a medium for it is neither Rare nor Well done! > <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">John Galt </a> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
