Can't ssh to MDK 10 w/ Security at higher?

jonin · 10-03-2004, 08:41 PM

I don't know what the problem is. I can't ssh to MDK box that I just install w/ 10. I set security to "higher" during the install process. I stopped sshd, so that is not it. I did a netstat -a and ssh is listening. What else could be stopping ssh to this machine. Also, it is not replying to pings.

Thanks,

Jonin

trickykid · 10-03-2004, 08:46 PM

If you set your security to higher, your most likely blocking port 22 on the firewall.

jonin · 10-03-2004, 08:50 PM

What firewall? IPtables has been stopped.

serz · 10-03-2004, 09:16 PM

Try setting security to Medium or Low...

jonin · 10-04-2004, 06:16 AM

This machine is going to be a server that is exposed to the internet. I would prefer to leave it at higher. I am not sure what the difference between med, high, and higher is? Also this machine is not running X and I am not sure how to change the setting from the command line?

DWNelson · 10-04-2004, 10:31 AM

Ping is disabled with higher security level.

Instructions to enable are here http://www.daedalus.co.uk/technotes/EnablePing.shtml

Sorry cant help with SSH

jonin · 10-04-2004, 12:55 PM

Thanks DWNelson. This puts me on the right track I hope. I did not know MDK installed msec. I was a RedHat guy until recently. It looks like I will be able to tweak the msec security levels and it should work. I will let everyone know. I wish there was a place that clearly spelled out what security features are spelled out for each msec sec. level?

jonin · 10-04-2004, 02:45 PM

The details on the different security levels are in the msec documents folder.

/usr/share/doc/msec-*/security.txt

jonin · 10-05-2004, 06:04 AM

I was not able to get it working under msec level 4. I went to msec level 3 and now ssh works.