Re: Internet address lookup and ssh problem

[Keith Morse <kgmorse mpcu com>]

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Noel Collis wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am having the following two problems:
> 
> Could not look up internet address for hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.
> This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to the file /etc/hosts.
> 
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

In my experience, this message is due to remote host having tcp wrappers 
enabled for sshd.  I'd check /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny and any 
entries in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.


> 
> I resolve the first one by adding hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to my hosts file as 
> suggested but I am wondering if this would cause my ssh login attempt to 
> fail. Can some assist me in solving both problems.
> 
> Thanks,
> Noel
> 
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