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Date:      Thu, 06 May 2010 12:32:18 -0500
From:      Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>
To:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ssh: port 22: connection refuused
Message-ID:  <4BE2FD22.3060302@tundraware.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100506172149.GA42430@thought.org>
References:  <20100506172149.GA42430@thought.org>

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On 5/6/2010 12:21 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> can anybody help me with ne of my last problems: getting ssh Into
> my new comuter?  i am able to ssh outside.  need to scp my config
> files over.
> 
> sshd is running on "zen"
> 
> 

This generally involves two or three steps:

1) Make sure /etc/rc.conf has this in it:

   sshd_enable="YES"

2) Make sure /etc/hosts.allow permits access
   to your machine via ssh.  Something like this:

     sshd: 192.168. a_host-name.com an.ip.add.ress  :ALLOW

   Some people do this:

     sshd: ALL :ALLOW

   That's fine if the machine sits on a trusted LAN, but I don't
   much like this for machines that are internet-facing ... it
   just provides another vector for attack.  So, for such machines,
   I explicitly name the address and names that are permitted ssh access.

3) If you're running a firewall, make sure that the sshd ports
   (22/tcp and 22/udp) are open for those machines/addresses
   you want to connect into your FreeBSD box.


If you are still having trouble,  go to the client machine
and invoke your session like this:

  ssh -vvvvv your_freebsd_machine

It will barf out a bunch of interesting information about why the connection
isn't working that may help you figure out what's going on.

Happy Trails,

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