Dear friend,
I can’t connect to my server via XShell. It notice that:
Connecting to DropletIP:22… Could not connect to ‘DropletIP’ (port 22): Connection failed.
I need your help.
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Hello, @hehuijun1983
Can you please verify that you can reach the droplet from your end? Can you ping the droplet IP? The ssh connection seems fine and I can reach the droplet. Can you test this using a different ssh-agent from XShell like PuTTY for example?
I will also recommend you to check our tutorial on How to Troubleshoot SSH Connectivity Issues
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/resources/troubleshooting-ssh/connectivity/
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/connect-with-ssh/
Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex
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