SSH PuTTy gives "connection refused"

Sathington · 03-17-2004, 08:45 PM

Hi. I am still new and learning, so try to bear with me. I am trying to login to my Linux computer using SSH, but I get a connection refused message from PuTTy on my windows machine. I can telnet no problem.

Maybe related....when I start VNCServer on my Linux computer and try and connect, no luck. refused. but VNCViewer from Linux to my windows computer works just fine.

Any suggestions?

Sath

Sathington · 03-17-2004, 09:15 PM

Ok, I am slowly figuring it out myself. port 22 is closed right now. I just need some instruction on how to open it.

MS3FGX · 03-17-2004, 10:09 PM

Is the SSH server running?

Inexactitude · 03-17-2004, 10:31 PM

Try running the server, /usr/sbin/sshd /usr/local/sbin/sshd, or just plain sshd, and then see if you're getting any error messages. If you do, post them here and we could help you then.

andrewlkho · 03-18-2004, 04:44 AM

If you can't work out where your sshd is, you can use something like locate, which, or whereis, and then remember that you have to start it as root.

Sathington · 03-18-2004, 05:10 AM

Thank you guys.....all is working fine now