Are you running iptables? Are the computers on the same subnet or are the going through an external firewall? On Jul 1, 2014 6:32 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > discoveries: > Computer A > 1- it will ping Computer B > 2- It will telnet to Computer B > 3- it will scp to Computer B if I use Host name rather than IP address > computer B > 1- it will ping computer A > 2- it will not telnet to Computer A > 3- it will not scp to computer A using ipaddress or host name > 4- discovered ssh service not enabled- ran 'sudo service ssh start' > 5- still get a 'connection timed out' error > (I don't see why it would be listening on another port as I didn't > configure it to listen on another port > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Dennis Kibbe > wrote: > >> Michael Havens writes: >> >> > Sorry enrique.... that was the quickest way I figured to describe it. >> > push = file user@ipadd:file >> > pull = computer <- user@ipadd:file >> > >> > as for the server not running I could do it the other day..... now that >> is >> > weird! I mapped the IP address to a name in my router and it doesn't >> > recognize the IP address any longer. Cool! That is another way to make >> your >> > network more secure! >> > >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > >> > On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 2:59 PM, wrote: >> > >> >> Michael, don't be creative with the description of your problems, >> please >> >> translate: >> >> >> >>> push a file to another computer >> >>> pull that file >> >>> >> >> >> >> The error: >> >> >> >>> 'connection timed out' >> >>> >> >> regularly means (assuming that both boxes can ping each-other) that the >> >> SSH server is not running. >> >> ET >> >> >> >> Michael Havens writes: >> >> >> >>> When I try to push a file to another computer it says 'connection >> timed >> >>> out'. and when I try to pull that file it says that I entered the >> wrong >> >>> password. >> >>> What's wrong with this picture? >> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >>> >> Mike, >> >> Try some basic network troubleshooting. >> >> $ ping -c4 "ip add of server" >> >> Do you get a response? If yes, then >> >> $ telnet "ip add of server" 22 >> >> Is SSH listening on port 22? >> >> If not, then you need to figure out why. Is the service not running? >> Is SSH listening on another port? >> >> Let us know what you discover. >> >> Dennisk >> >> -- >> 27 Years 1987-2014 >> SDF Free Public Access UNIX System >> http://www.sdf.org >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >