Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2112 mails)

[Donald D Henson <wepin-list@xxxxxxxxx>]

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