[ILUG] ssh....feck!

[Dave O Connor]

Someone called Mr Gerard Gorman said on Mon, Sep 04, 2000 at 10:17:08AM +0100:
> bash-2.04$ ssh -v 140.203.12.14
> SSH Version 1.2.22 [alpha-dec-osf4.0], protocol version 1.5.
> Standard version.  Does not use RSAREF.
> tina: ssh_connect: getuid 60005 geteuid 0 anon 0
> tina: Connecting to 140.203.12.14 port 22.
> tina: Allocated local port 1022.
> tina: connect: Connection timed out
> tina: Trying again...
> tina: Connecting to 140.203.12.14 port 22.
> tina: Allocated local port 1022.
> 
> >:/   I don't really get what the -P option does!? Does it mean that I'd have to configure sshd to listen on that port instead? 
> 
The -P option makes ssh use a non-priveleged local port (in this case, you're
using 1022, which is priveleged). Your firewall may be having issues
sending/recieving packets on privileged ports (i.e. ports less than 1024).
And no, you don't have to reconfigure ssh. Just go 
ssh -P 140.203.12.14
and see if that works.

	- DoC