it turns out the external ADSL modem was configured in a state to block incoming ssh connections. How this happened is beyond me, since the configuration WAS working until 2 hours before we replaced the computer, I have no memory of changing it in any way, and the same is true for all of the people in my friends place. Ah, well... thanks for your patience and all the inputs, Marco On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 09:59:32 AM +0100, Marco Fioretti wrote: > Greetings, > > I have just installed F16 on a friend's box. Now I want to enable sshd in > order to log in from home and do system administration, updates, etc... > for him. > > Before F16, the same box was running Ubuntu and I could log in via ssh > without problems. Now every attempt from my home times out. > > I have already enabled sshd, iptables (see below), and used the firewall > config tool to enable allow ssh incoming connections, but every attempt > times out. > > Surely I'm missing something obvious, but what? Thanks in advance for any > pointer, > Marco > > ####################################################################### > > [root@segretario ~]# systemctl status ip6tables.service > ip6tables.service - IPv6 firewall with ip6tables > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ip6tables.service; enabled) > Active: active (exited) since Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:15 +0100; > 13min ago > Process: 776 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/ip6tables.init start > (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > CGroup: name=systemd:/system/ip6tables.service > [root@segretario ~]# systemctl status sshd.service > sshd.service - OpenSSH server daemon > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sshd.service; enabled) > Active: active (running) since Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:15 +0100; > 13min ago > Main PID: 906 (sshd) > CGroup: name=systemd:/system/sshd.service > └ 906 /usr/sbin/sshd -D > [root@segretario ~]# systemctl status iptables.service > iptables.service - IPv4 firewall with iptables > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/iptables.service; enabled) > Active: active (exited) since Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:15 +0100; > 13min ago > Process: 774 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/iptables.init start > (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > CGroup: name=systemd:/system/iptables.service > [root@segretario ~]# > > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
