yes correct we login using telnet, however the software is actively being denied access.
Do you know what the Error code means? do you have any suggestions?

Thanks for your reply

the error message normally means, that port 22 (standard ssh) is not open on the aix system
try to start sshd
you said you normally log in via telnet, whats the error message when configuring the audit software to use telnet? (plz more then the error code you give us above)

No error using the telnet. the problem only occur when the audit software tries to connect to the server via the PC. I explained to MR Bakunin that my lack of information is only due to the fear of being caught devulgin company information. I appreciate this would limit the help I get. but I was just looking for some leads I can pass on to the IT department or settings I might be able to change to see if it works.

I am very grateful for all the input received.

Regards

Captain

That error code does not look like an AIX error code.

Agreed, this error code comes from ANY application running either on the PC (most likely) or the AIX box.

My best guess without knowing anything is - if you believe your installation was successful on the AIX box, than start the application (and maybe refresh initd) and re-try the connection. For me the error message looks pretty similar to what you get when a listener is not running or an entry in tnsnames.ora is incorrect - does your application have any kind of configuration file on the AIX box where you might need to configure servers that are allowed to access your application? If it's some audit tool, it is probably not desired that everyone can.

Kind regards
zxmaus

Thanks guys for all the comments. The audit software is indeed installed on a PC and told to log in to the server. I've included a screen print of the error.
The issue is that the audit software is not able to connect to the software to be audited on the server. and beign passively refused connection.

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do you log in with root, when starting an interactive telnet session? perhaps root login is not allowed

and have you started sshd? and check /etc/ssh/sshd_config
the the listen port is set to 22