Trial and error. I'd start with making sure sshd is running on the target machine. Usually (depending on distro), # /etc/init.d/sshd status will tell if it's running or not. If it's not running, # /etc/init.d/sshd start should start it up, but only until the next reboot. The method of making it persistent depends on the distro. Josef Lowder wrote: > So how do I determine which is the problem > and how do I fix or get around that? > > On 10/23/08, Eric Shubert wrote: >> Josef Lowder wrote: >> > Well, I think I'm finally getting closer, now that I understand >> > what the actual syntax should look like with real data in it. >> > This is what I tried: >> > >> > $ scp /home/joe/mydata/track2 joe@192.168.1.66:/home/joe/mydata/track2 >> > >> > That seemed to almost work ... except I got this reply: >> > >> > ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.66 port 22: Connection refused >> > lost connection >> > >> > So why would that connection be refused, and how do I fix that? >> >> >> Either a firewall is blocking port 22, or sshd isn't running on the >> target machine? >> >> >> -- >> -Eric 'shubes' >> -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- 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