Problem using ssh with Android phone

Knute Johnson ubuntu at knutejohnson.com
Thu Nov 3 14:54:30 UTC 2011


On 11/3/2011 1:59 AM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Knute Johnson wrote:
>
>> I'm having a problem connecting to my ssh server via my Android phone
>> when using the phone's 3G network.  It works fine if I connect from
>> my wireless network in the house.  I'm running 11.04 server and port
>> 22 is open to the world.  I've tried Firebind on my phone and it says
>> the phone network isn't blocking port 22.  Any ideas where to look?
>
> Which SSH client are you using, and what happens when you try to
> connect? Does it just never connect, or produce an error message?
>
> It does sound a lot like the problem is your mobile network, though.
>

The SSH client is ConnectBot and it worked until I rebuilt my server 
last month.  It works fine if I'm on my wireless network.

It does sound like the phone network is blocking the port but I tried 
Firebind which is an Android app that is supposed to check both ways for 
port blocking.

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Knute Johnson




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