I can't establish a ssh connection to my server

March 7, 2014 11.1k views
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as the title said: I try to execute the command $ nc -w 10 192.241.218.175 22 && echo true || echo false and I got false
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kamaln7 MOD March 7, 2014
I'm able to connect to port 22 on 192.241.218.175. Is it still not working for you?
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matthew.r.schwartz March 7, 2014
Your system appears up and responding to ssh connections
$ ping 192.241.218.175
PING 192.241.218.175 (192.241.218.175) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.241.218.175: icmp_req=1 ttl=57 time=76.0 ms
64 bytes from 192.241.218.175: icmp_req=2 ttl=57 time=75.8 ms
64 bytes from 192.241.218.175: icmp_req=3 ttl=57 time=76.1 ms
64 bytes from 192.241.218.175: icmp_req=4 ttl=57 time=75.6 ms
^C
--- 192.241.218.175 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 75.653/75.941/76.140/0.189 ms
$ nmap 192.241.218.175

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2014-03-07 18:10 EST
Nmap scan report for charmingwho.info (192.241.218.175)
Host is up (0.075s latency).
Not shown: 999 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1.53 seconds
$ ncat 192.241.218.175 22 && echo true || echo false
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.3
$ ssh 192.241.218.175
The authenticity of host '192.241.218.175 (192.241.218.175)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is cc:70:82:29:42:b6:e1:92:6a:0b:61:7b:c9:7a:7f:2a.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
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mrityunjaya.shukla March 8, 2014
I am also having this exact issue. I am doing ssh in windows through cygwin. Also tried it through Chrome ssh extension.

Response from cygwin

$ ssh root@128.199.218.65 -p 22
Could not create directory '/home/admin/.ssh'.
The authenticity of host '128.199.218.65 (128.199.218.65)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is 30:b3:9b:12:d5:f2:bd:30:a7:61:7b:c5:d7:50:22:82.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/home/admin/.ssh/known_hosts).
root@128.199.218.65's password:
Connection closed by 128.199.218.65

Response from chrome
Welcome to Secure Shell version 0.8.26.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: http://goo.gl/TK7876
[Pro Tip] Use 'Open as Window' to keep Control-W from closing your terminal!
[Pro Tip] See http://goo.gl/TK7876 for more information.
Connecting to root@128.199.218.65...
Loading NaCl plugin... done.
Connection closed by UNKNOWN
NaCl plugin exited with status code 255.
(R)econnect, (C)hoose another connection, or E(x)it?

Please let me know the issue here.

Thanks
Mrityunjaya
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kamaln7 MOD March 9, 2014
@mrityunjaya.shukla: See http://ekawas.blogspot.com/2007/03/solving-pesky-ssh-issues-in-cygwin.html, does that fix it?

I'm able to connect to your server. Are you sure you set up your SSH key properly? Check out https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys--2.
How To Set Up SSH Keys
by Etel Sverdlov
SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a virtual private server with SSH than using a password alone. With SSH keys, users can log into a server without a password. This tutorial explains how to generate, use, and upload an SSH Key Pair.
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