David C. Rankin wrote:
Donald D Henson wrote:
My problem is that I don't know how to do that. I have ssh (OpenSuSE 11.0) working over the Internet so the installation appears to be ok. I've gone to several SSH howto sites but come out more confused than I went in. It seems to me that there should be a simple ssh command to allow me to connect to another machine on my LAN, something like:
ssh -l alice Venus-ws.homeoffice
Am I essentially correct or way off? Any pointers appreciated.
if this is what I'm thinking, on 11.0 ssh is enabled by default, but the default config for SuSEfirewall2 blocks ssh. If I recall from an earlier thread, you need to specifically configure the firewall to allow ssh, or if the machine isn't your router, the just disable the firewall. As long as you don't use passwords like "spot" or "admin" you will be fine.
As a test for the current problem, just issues the rcSuSEfirewall2 stop command and then test your ssh connections. I bet they work....
I'm not using SuSEfirewall. I use the firewall that's part of my Linksys router. I'd rather not turn that one off. :-) -- Don Henson