On Sunday 09 March 2008, Timothy Murphy wrote: >Jim wrote: >> I'am trying to connect to a server on the internet using ssh-x, I have >> IP, passwords, but I can't connect to server. >> The server can connect to my box , with my IP using ssh -x >> SSHD is running on my box, my router is setup to do all 'ssh' to my box. >> SSHD is runing on server. >> When I do ssh -x to server it just times-out, no error messages. >> What network command can I use to see if 'ssh' is even getting to server >> from my box. >> I can ssh -x from this box to another server with no problems. >> I have 'root' access to server, what can I check there? the server is >> connected to a DSL AT&T black box. no router. >> Both my box and server is Fedora 8. > >Irrelevant, but shouldn't it be "ssh -y" now? ssh -Y now. >In any case, I would try "ssh -v" or "ssh -v -v" >to get more information. >Maybe you have a firewall running on the server >that does not allow ssh connection? > >-- >Timothy Murphy >e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie >tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 >s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Tip of the Day: Never fry bacon in the nude. [Correction: always fry bacon in the nude; you'll learn not to burn it]