ssh - config setup file conflict??

[Michael Schwendt]

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:06:51 -0400, bruce wrote:

> Testing out setting up ssh - using priv/pub keys
> 
> The test config file
> 
> cat /home/foo/.ssh/config
> HostName 192.168.5.18
  ^^^^^^^^

I assume you want "Host" instead of "HostName".

> User foo
> IdentityFile /home/foo/id_rsa_foo
> 
> i can ssh foo at 192.168.5.18 with no issue, works as it should
> 
> however, any other ssh is also intercepted by the config file..
> ie
>  ssh abc at 123.456 comes back with a
>  "ssh: connect to host 192.168.5.18 port 50122: Connection refused"
> 
> but if i do a ssh -i id_rsa_foo abc at 123.456 the connection is accepted/connects
> 
> it appears the config file is somehow screwing things up...
> 
> so how can the config be setup to only be used for the specified
> "hostname" and to not be used if the targeted domain isn't in the
> config file...
> 
> thanks