netstat -anp |grep 22 (get anything?) ps -e |grep ssh /etc/init.d/sshd start or /etc/init.d/ssh start nmap localhost (watch for port 22) On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 17:12 -0500, Josef Lowder wrote: > > I last wrote (in part): > > > > This scp worked a year ago when I tried it and I've made > > > > no changes in this system since. > > > > Then Matt Graham wrote: > > > No changes in a year? What? Don't you keep the system updated? > > > > That's correct. I have several computers, on some of which I do > > regular updates, but on my "old reliable" I never make changes > > (or updates) because it works more reliably than any of my other > > computers. I tried doing updates on it a couple of times and each > > time the updates royally messed everything up so bad that it took > > me weeks to get it back to working reliably again. So that is how > > I keep it, and it never fails. Can't say the same for the others. > > > > Change is not always good. > > > > In this case, I've finally figured out that the scp problem is apparently > > related to the fact that I changed modem/routers and the new Motorola > > router (from Qwest) has apparently created the current problem. > > > > Today, I found that I had to enable passthrough in order to be able to > > pass files between computers on my network, but in doing that, the > > inet address got messed up and now I can't get that reset to the > > correct inet address. > > > > I've searched the 'net and tried everything I could find to try. > > One time I did get it working, but then (apparently) the router > > messed it up again. I've tried: > > > > # dhclient -r > > # dhclient > > # ifdown eth0 > > # ifup eth0 > > # /etc/init.d/network restart > > > > ... and a bunch of other things. After many repeated attempts, > > at one point, ifconfig showed the correct inet address and I was > > able to connect ... but then it self-disconnected somehow and > > I've not been able to get it restored. > > > > This is just another reason why, once I get a computer system > > to work correctly, I dread changing things. > > > > If it ain't broke, don't fix it. > > Once you get it fixed, don't mess with it. > ---- > I can't quite figure out if this is an indictment on all Linux in > general or the specific distribution that he uses but this is pathetic. > > If the distribution you choose to use breaks because you update, you > need to find a different one...period, end of discussion. > > Craig > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Skype: (623)239-3392 AT&T: (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/will_work_4_bandwidth.jpg