I can't connect via ssh

John Graham johngavingraham at googlemail.com
Fri Sep 25 21:35:31 UTC 2009


Go back to basics - make sure they can ping each other first.

1) What's your network setup? If the two computers connected directly
to each other, make sure the ethernet cable between them is a
crossover cable - a normal ethernet cable will NOT work!

2) If the two are connected to a common switch, can they both ping the
switch? Check the switch's configuration.

3) If there's more than one switch between the two computers, try
plugging them both into the same switch and see if that works.

4) Is there power to the switch?

5) Are the lights on the ethernet ports flashing when they're supposed to be?




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