SSH can't connect

[JD]

On 10/02/2010 12:14 PM, Jim wrote:
>    On 10/02/2010 02:52 PM, JD wrote:
>> On 10/02/2010 11:43 AM, Jim wrote:
>>> ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp dpt:22
>> OK, So port 22 is open.
>> Is this on the server where sshd is running or is this
>> on the client where you are invoking /usr/bin/ssh ??
>>
>> If on the server, then take a look at the contents of
>> the server's
>> /var/log/secure
>> /var/log/iptables (if you have configured iptables to log there)
>> /var/log/messages
>>
>> and search for any messages pertaining to ssh or port 22 ...etc
>>
> /var/log/secure
>
> This is the only entries, and they repeated a number of different times.
>
> Sep 29 09:34:19 Acer sshd[1564]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
> Sep 29 09:34:19 Acer sshd[1564]: Server listening on :: port 22.
>
>
> /var/log/iptables
>
> There is no /var/log/iptables on server.
>
>
>
> /var/log/messages
>
> There is no entries in /var/log/messages for port 22.
If you have admin privs on the server, can you edit
/etc/init.d/sshd and modify the line

$SSHD $OPTIONS && success || failure
to
$SSHD $OPTIONS -d && success || failure

The -d will turn on debug.

You will look for messages in the debug output where
an incoming connection request is getting dropped.