login with ssh from internet fails

[Martijn van Es]

I have setup my machine 1 with openssh server and client and machine 2 with open ssh client. When machine 2 tries to connect with
"ssh machine1.local" i type my passwd and i'm in.

I also want to be able to login when i am not at home, to test this i do
"ssh externalip:highport" I have setup my router to forward a port in a high range to port 22 on machine 1. unfortunately no luck. What is wrong here?

[mchuskie]

Re: login with ssh from internet fails

The syntax for the SSH command is

ssh -p portno [user@]hostname

(see "man ssh")
Try that and see

[Martijn van Es]

Re: login with ssh from internet fails

Thanks for fixing the syntax error. I am still not able to connect though. Probably a firewall setting or something. Ill try a little bit more and come back if things are more clear on the why connection fails.

[mchuskie]

Re: login with ssh from internet fails

In 98% of these cases it's probably a setting on the router somewhere... Do post back if you find anything.