Server details:
OS: Linux RedHat
DHCP: Static IP set to 192.168.1.101
sshd_config: Enabled for port 22 for ssh
Connected through wire to the Linksys router

Router:
Type: Linksys BEFW11S4
Port forwarding enabled for port 22 to IP 192.168.1.101

Client:
Windows 7
Interface: PuTTy
Host: 192.168.1.101 on port 22 through SSH

This always gives an error "connection timed out".

SSH directly on the local Linux works fine..

Seems basic but had been struggling over this for past 3 hours to no avail so thought of posting it to the experts..please help. Am I missing anything?

regards
Idx.

Red Hat has the firewall enabled by default. Is port 22 configured as allowed on the server?

Well..I did configure the iptable to ACCEPT requests on port 22..is there anything more to thyat?

That's all that's required. However, since you're having a problem, it's likely something very simple that's wrong.

Was the firewall change reloaded? The change doesn't take effect until iptables is reloaded.

Can you ssh from another machine on the same LAN? If so, that eliminates the firewall on the server and indicates a problem with the port-forward on the router. If not, the server firewall is still an issue.

Are you connecting from outside or inside your LAN?

Kind regards