Re: ssh - cannot log in

[Michael Klinosky <mpk2@xxxxxxxxx>]

David:
> > Here's my iptables --list:
> >
> > Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere
> >
> > Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere
> >
> > Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> >
> > Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere
> > ACCEPT     icmp --  anywhere             anywhere            icmp any
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp
> > dpt:http flags:SYN,RST,ACK/SYN
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:ssh
> > flags:SYN,RST,ACK/SYN
> > ACCEPT     esp  --  anywhere             anywhere
> > ACCEPT     ah   --  anywhere             anywhere
> > ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             224.0.0.251         udp dpt:mdns
> > ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:ipp
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:ipp
> > ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state
> > RELATED,ESTABLISHED
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
> > tcp dpt:xdmcp
> > ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
> > udp dpt:xdmcp
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
> > tcp dpt:x11
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
> > tcp dpt:x11-ssh-offset
> > ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW
> > tcp dpt:ssh
> > REJECT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            reject-with
> > icmp-host-prohibited
> >
> > I've tried without the windows firewall. The router is open to port 22
> > and nats over to what I think is my workstation (how can I check this?)

I don't see a port there. Did you leave it at the default? (22) Try 
iptables -nL    and you should see the ssh port.

I've gone a few rounds with ssh, trying to figure out why it wouldn't 
work when I changed the port (in the config files) - turns out the 
firewall has to be configed, also.