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# 1  
Old 01-21-2009
Help connecting to linux server from shh client in windows!
I just installed the latest version of unbuntu server and want to connect from windows using a ssh client. This is my first linux server, so bare with me =)

For my server...

Code:
cat /etc/hosts

gives me
Code:
127.0.0.1   localhost
127.0.1.1   ubuntuHome

I tried using ssh secure shell and putty in vista. But both cannot connect to it.

Whats wrong and how can I fix it? Or can someone point me to a guide for exactly my situation?

thanks
# 2  
Old 01-21-2009
What are you putting in putty?

You need the ip address of the linux box..

On the linux box run:
Code:
# ifconfig

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:76:91:00:00
          inet addr:X.X.X.X  Bcast:X.X.X.X  Mask:255.255.255.192
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:76ff:fe91:424d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:77754543 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:2
          TX packets:80795889 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:2157256162 (2.0 GiB)  TX bytes:3941644204 (3.6 GiB)
          Interrupt:201 Base address:0xe000

Also make sure ssh server is installed and running on the linux box and no firewall is setup on it.
# 3  
Old 01-21-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ikon
What are you putting in putty?

You need the ip address of the linux box..

On the linux box run:
Code:
# ifconfig

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:76:91:00:00
          inet addr:X.X.X.X  Bcast:X.X.X.X  Mask:255.255.255.192
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:76ff:fe91:424d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:77754543 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:2
          TX packets:80795889 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:2157256162 (2.0 GiB)  TX bytes:3941644204 (3.6 GiB)
          Interrupt:201 Base address:0xe000

Also make sure ssh server is installed and running on the linux box and no firewall is setup on it.
Putting that in a script and running it, just gives me a bunch of "command not found". Even on my school's server.

When I connect to my school server with putty. I just put in the host name. Which for my server, at least in the same spot where I would check my schools, I have "ubuntuHome".

?
# 4  
Old 01-22-2009
Run only /sbin/ifconfig, that should give you the IP of your machine
To connect to it by it's hostname (like the ones in school) your computer has to know what IP address hides behind it. This is usually done through DNS or the /etc/hosts file (%SYSTEM32%\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows XP)
# 5  
Old 01-23-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by pludi
Run only /sbin/ifconfig, that should give you the IP of your machine
To connect to it by it's hostname (like the ones in school) your computer has to know what IP address hides behind it. This is usually done through DNS or the /etc/hosts file (%SYSTEM32%\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows XP)
/etc/hosts is what I have from my first post.

Code:
127.0.0.1   localhost
127.0.1.1   ubuntuHome

Unable to connect to ubuntuHome and /sbin/ifconfig gives address of 192.168.1.103 and still unable to connect. I am behind a router if that matters.
# 6  
Old 01-23-2009
Obvious question but I have to ask...did you install and initialize ssh server on your Ubuntu box? That is needed before any ssh connections will work.

Since you do not have a dns server available on your network, you may have to use the physical ip address of the system, not the system name...hopefully you're not using dhcp for your ip address. Set it up for static ip...especially if it's on the same router as your windows box.

Your /etc/hosts file should have entries like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 ubuntuhome

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


The errors you posted look very much like you don't have ssh server setup on that system.
# 7  
Old 01-23-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by nixnoob
Obvious question but I have to ask...did you install and initialize ssh server on your Ubuntu box? That is needed before any ssh connections will work.

Since you do not have a dns server available on your network, you may have to use the physical ip address of the system, not the system name...hopefully you're not using dhcp for your ip address. Set it up for static ip...especially if it's on the same router as your windows box.

Your /etc/hosts file should have entries like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 ubuntuhome

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


The errors you posted look very much like you don't have ssh server setup on that system.
Yes, I do. I even used ssh on my server to connect to my school's and had no problems.

All of what cat /etc/hosts shows is..
Code:
127.0.0.1    localhost
127.0.1.1    ubuntuhome

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

Only differs by the extra localhost ?
 
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