On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> Problem solved! ChatGPT skirted around the solution, and should have
> ...
> Cause: netmask on the SERVER was wrong, resulting in the server trying
> to use the firewall as a router. Ping worked in this case, but ssh
> wouldn't. (netmask on server was 255.255.255.0, the correct mask is
> 255.255.252.0).
>
> This was the result of my entering the netmask as a bit count, not as a
> bit field, and I was off by 2 bits.
>
> Fixed, now all works!
>
Thanks for sharing the root cause of your issue!
Netmask has tripped many of us.
-- Arun Khan
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