i've installed openssh3.7p1 with the --with-tcp-wrappers enabled, the only trouble is i don't know how to set the entry in hosts.allow to allow ssh through. there are 2 cases i've experienced:

1) if i have the following line in my hosts.allow

sshd: 137.1.1.55: allow

i get an error message (on client machine) from ssh

Connection closed by 137.1.1.34

2) if i change the line in hosts.allow to

ssh: 137.1.1.55: allow

i get a different error message on the client machine

ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

this behavior makes me suspect that this has something to do with tcpd, and the IP is correct. how do i set the tcp wrappers up correctly to prevent this from happening?

thx for reading,
y-p

First check everything is basically OK by putting
sshd:ALL
in hosts.allow. This should work.

Next put in the IP address
sshd:137.1.1.55

You don't need to add the "allow" keyword - its already assumed since you are editing hosts.allow, not hosts.deny.

Iain.