What I think you are doing is using NAT between your 2 networks. Below is my approximation of your system patched together from your comments...
1. You have the router that is connected to your ISP. It is performing NAT and handing out a private network to anything on its LAN and WIFI interfaces.
2. You have a second router that has its Internet/WAN interface connected to one of the LAN interfaces on the first router. It is also performing NAT and handing out a second private network on its LAN and WIFI interfaces.

You WOULD be able to connect via SSH from a device connected to the router listed in point 2 to a device connected to the router listed in point 1. You WOULD NOT be able to connect from the device connected to the router listed in point 2 FROM a device connected to the router listed in point 1 due to NAT.

There are ways to get beyond this and only have one network utilizing 2 SOHO routers. I would always recommend for anyone who has limited network experience to only use one router and use a combination of switches and access points to extend wired LANs and provide better WIFI coverage. If the setup is how I described, you may have other issues due to DOUBLE NAT that you just have not recognized yet.

Gilbert

On 7/18/2014 12:30 PM, Michael Havens wrote:

telnet localhost 22 from the server received no answer from the client
telnet 192.168.1.101 22 from the client received no answer from the server

I'll get back to you about the research project
 (and as a private message)

:-)~MIKE~(-:

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