[SLUG] Re: Tricky ssh question: Solved

[jam <jam@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 12:46 +0900, jam wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Somewhere on the internet is my father-in-law
> 
> Using a fresh install of Gutsy, and having apt-get install openssh-server he tunnels to me
> 
> ssh -R 1200:localhost:22 ian@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> I then go back the tunnel to his machine
> 
> ssh -p 1200 ian@localhost
> 
> and get the dreaded
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
> 
> Now the interesting bits:
> If he does this with a SuSE10 machine everything works
> 
> If I do it on another fresh-gutsy somewhere else on the
> internet it works

There is a moral here :-)

Despite all protestations of 'I did etc' he did NOT complete the 

apt-get install openssh-server

bit. Who knows wtf he did do :-), but on skype he did say OK all well

So after installing openssh-server everything works as expected. Thanks
and apologies to all
James