sshd(8) tells of a -V switch
-V client_protocol_id
SSH2 compatibility mode. When this options is specified
sshd assumes the client has sent the given version string
and skips the Protocol Version Identification Exchange.
but I can't find this further documented either in the man page or in
/usr/doc/ssh/. Does anyone here know about this, and what format
"client_protocol_id" is supposed to be? All formats I try earn me a
"Protocol mismatch." error.
My specific situation is that I have someone who tried to connect to
my sshd (OpenSSH-1.2.3, from ssh_1.2.3-2) with an ssh version 2.0.9
and was told:
Disconnected; protocol version not supported.
Has anyone here run experienced this?
I thought that various versions of ssh played well together even with
OpenSSH's default configuration, but the name "SSH2 compatibility mode"
suggests otherwise.
Kirk Hilliard
