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Subject:  Re: 1.5.21: ssh client failure
Date:  Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:39:11 -0500
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Hans wrote:

> My cygwin ssh client (OpenSSH 4.3p2) has a problem: it does not send
> the ID string to the sshd server.  I have attempted to log in to two
> remote servers, and also to localhost ($ ssh localhost).  In all
> cases, the logs of the server I am attempting to log in to say:
>=20
> "Did not receive identification string from UNKNOWN"
>=20
> I would be grateful for any assistance in diagnosing the problem.

Did you use /usr/bin/ssh-host-config to create your machine's keys? (i.e. t=
he
machine keys are stored as /etc/ssh_host*_key[.pub])

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Ren=E9 Berber


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