-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/02/2010 11:32 AM, Jim wrote: > Wether I run NX (nomachine) or SSH I get the same error message, no > matter what host I try to connect to. > > And on the host servers SSHd is running. > And so is the Client box. > > Running NX > Error message: ssh: connect to host 70.236.39.98 port 22: Connection > timed out > > Running $ ssh jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ErrorMessage: ssh: connect to host 70.236.39.98 port 22: Connection > timed out > My concern about security makes me worry about asking too much about the host, 70.236.39.98 Unfortunately, a little more information about the host, 70.236.39.98, might help. Is it a dedicated always on the Internet host, or a "dial-up" host? I note, when I do, host -a 70.236.39.98 I get ;; ANSWER SECTION: 98.39.236.70.in-addr.arpa. 6995 IN PTR ppp-70-236-39-98.dsl.ipltin.ameritech.net. - From the answer, is the host, 70.236.39.98, using PPP and is the host always on the Internet, or only on the Internet when 70.236.39.98 has outgoing traffic? I also think I cannot get very close to the host when I do, traceroute -n 70.236.39.98 I shouldn't be surprised that I cannot ping 70.236.39.98 A number of firewalls don't respond to ping. Another, completely orthogonal possibility, is to ask about the ISP. Perhaps the ISP, Ameritech, is restricting ports? A number of ISPs restrict email ports (port 25). I haven't heard of ISP restricting ssh ports (port 22), but need to ask. Do you have access to iptables on 70.236.39.98? There is a way to see the "count" of the number of packets each iptable rule handles. I think, as root, one does iptables -L -v -n The "-v" verbose option causes counts to be shown. Please see "man iptables" If we believe the problem is iptables on 70.236.39.98, we should see a count for the iptables rule that is blocking the traffic increase. I would discourage one from showing their iptables rules willy-nilly. Please sanitize security information shown in open forums. People will argue, if the rules are correct, it doesn't matter if they are shown. I will counter by asking when does anyone, and I include myself in this list of people who are very imperfect, have the rules "perfectly" correct. I suspect the packet isn't even getting to 70.236.39.98...but don't know where, or why, the packet is getting dropped. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkynyo4ACgkQyc8Kn0p/AZSiRACgk7ObVoG/t1SOQCu6ZK5ul46w zjMAoI5SkD2AD27YCn5ymMmQPpimlLbJ =8D2u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines