ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
 

When am trying to remote login via SSH to a Server , I am getting this error:
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ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
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I have googled alot for the solution and there i find so many.
Pls give me a perfect solution.
Thanks.

Hi,

Did the answer to your other ssh thread solve this problem too?

Its a machine at Toronto.I have the solution on my previous thread. But still want some more suggestions to try and get the answer.
If I will know wht the problem is, i can call the Toronto guy and make him do it.

Thanks

Hi,

You can get a bit more info by using the -v flag (ssh -v some.remote.box), but I do think that the problem is related to granting access (you can connect to the remote ssh, but identification seems to fail).

Feed LQ search or google with the error message, I bet that some (most?) answers will be pointing to the (remote) host.allow/host.deny file.

Hope this helps.

I have seen this error when you have been denied access through the /etc/hosts.deny file before, maybe there is no entry in the /etc/hosts.allow file to allow you access.

have seen this error when you have been denied access through the /etc/hosts.deny file before, maybe there is no entry in the /etc/hosts.allow file to allow you access.

I had the same issue on OpenSuSE 10.3 and added the following in the /etc/hosts.allow file:

sshd : ALL

But depends to whom do you want to open ssh for.