On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 04:30:06PM -0700, eric wrote: /_Ok, the -v switch seemed to move the ball forward. Maybe this will help /_some: /_ /_with sshd on port 22 or 2200, this is what happens: /_ /_knoppix@tty0[knoppix] ssh -v root@192.168.0.94 /_OpenSSH_3.4_p1 Debian 1:3.4p1-4, SSH protocols 1.5.2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090607f /_debub1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config /_debug1: Applying options for * /_debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 37: Deprecated option "FallBackToRsh" /_debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 38: Deprecated option "UseRsh" /_debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be /_trusted. /_debug1: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 /_debug1: Connecting to 192.168.0.94 [192.168.0.94] port 22 /_debug1: connection established. /_debug1: identity file /home/knoppix.ssh/identity type -1 /_debug1: identity file /home/knoppix.ssh/id_rsa type -1 /_debug1: identity file /home/knoppix.ssh/id_dsa type -1 /_ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host /_debug1: Calling cleanup 0x8063a9c (0x0) /_ /_ Personally, I think it is tcpwrappers. /etc/hosts.deny ALL:ALL /etc/hosts.allow sshd:ALL ALL: