Question
putty showing remote side unexpectedly close network connection
- Posted on March 11, 2020
- Initial Server Setup
Asked by lilboat
i cannot connect to my new droplet which is a ubuntu 18. when i try to connect from windows computer using putty/mobaXterm it shows remote side unexpectedly close network connection.
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Hello, @lilboat
Can you please make sure that the droplet is online and that the ssh port is open or your IP address whitelisted?
Do you have UFW enabled on your droplet? You can check this using the following command:
If UFW is disabled, which it is by default, you’ll see something like this:
To enable UFW, use this command:
To configure your server to allow incoming SSH connections, you can use this command:
Let me know how it goes.
Regards, Alex
why can’t i connect to droplet?