ssh between F16 Xfce and Cygwin

[Paul Allen Newell]

On 5/20/2012 2:54 AM, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 05/19/2012 08:08 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
>> The iptables on the converted machine is the factory default.
>
> The problem is almost certainly not iptables.  Unless you've 
> intentionally added some kind of egress filtering, none will be present.
>
>> I looked in /var/log/messages and didn't see anything ... am willing 
>> to bet I've forgotten where to look.
>
> You won't find any useful information in the messages log.  The 
> problem is either that sshd is no longer running on XP, or the windows 
> firewall is blocking it.  Disable your Windows firewall temporarily 
> and see if the problem is resolved.  If not, restart the Cygwin sshd 
> service and check the Windows Event Viewer for errors.

Gordon:

Thanks for the reply.

Though I won't find anything useful in /var/log/messages, am I correct 
in assuming that if I add a log to iptables in front of the rejection of 
everything that wasn't accepted, that would log the rejection in 
/var/log/messages?

Paul