YA SSH newbie

[Vram]

On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 02:38 +0100, GrepZen wrote:
> I've been searching and reading through lots of helpful threads on how
> to get SSHd running on my ubuntu 5.10 desktop.
> 
> i've installed open-ssh and the port is open according to nmap:
> 
> Code:
> --------------------
>     PORT      STATE SERVICE
>   22/tcp    open  ssh
>   25/tcp    open  smtp
>   631/tcp   open  ipp
>   5900/tcp  open  vnc
>   5901/tcp  open  vnc-1
>   5902/tcp  open  vnc-2
>   5903/tcp  open  vnc-3
> --------------------
> 
> Further, i've established that SSHd is running according to ps -e|grep
> ssh
> 
> Code:
> --------------------
>     micke at ubuntu:/$ ps -e|grep ssh
>   25062 ?        00:00:00 sshd
>   25851 ?        00:00:00 ssh-agent
> --------------------
> 
> 
> yet... each attempt to connect with plink or putty from a winxp box on
> the local network yields "connection refused"
> 
> ubuntu is on a local 192.168.7.0/24 along with the winxp box.
> 
> i can ping from the winxp to ubunto.. and back.. tracerouts re-affirm
> that i'm not taking odd routes through my gateway.
> 
> if i open a terminal window in ubunto and ssh to 'ubunto' the
> connection works as planned.. but that's just a window SSHing into its
> self.. not all that useful.
> 
> any thoughts or guides you could point me to would be great.
> 
> i've looked: at the wiki.. and several posts here but the answer is
> still eluding me.
> 
> && BTW: the ultimate goal is to get some kind of remote access to
> ubuntu --preferably something like vnc..    --you can see a few failed
> vnc attempts in the nmap but i can't clear them.
> 
> 





Have you installed rssh??


Vram





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