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I am running OpenSSH_3.4p1(SSH protocols 1.5/2.0) on Red Hat 8. From the box, I can connect back with ssh using the IP address. If I try to connect (using command line or putty) from any other server I either get a timeout or connection refused by peer.
I verified the sshd_config file against another machine with a similar install that has ssh running fine, and it checked out.
You need both firewall and router to be open for port 22.
Do you connect your Linux box directly to the internet via a cable modem or are you dialup?
You are not running a firewall? if the answer to that question is yes, then get the firewall running NOW and forget about ssh until you've done the firewall...
I tried using chkconfig to turn iptables off and it is showing iptables as being off on all levels, but I still get "connection refused" when trying to connect to my linux box remotely using putty.
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