ssh between F16 Xfce and Cygwin

[Gordon Messmer]

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.