Check whether sshd is indeed running on F12 and on which port. Either netstat -tupan | grep sshd or /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd status Then turn off the firewall briefly and see if you can connect. If so, then fix the firewall. On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:15:19 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > I can ssh from this F-11 box to the F-12 box but can't get a > connection in the reverse direction. It keeps giving "Connection > refused." > > I use Firestarter and there's nothing in the log so I don't think > it's a problem there. sshd is running in both, where else do I need > to look? I can use numerical addresses, 192.168.1.109, etc. doesn't > work, although I have them set up in /etc/hosts as box 6, etc. > > I'd like to fix that before switching this box to F-12. > > Any suggestions appreciated. > > Bob -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines