> * telnet into port 22 from a host > > telnet yourserver 22 > > the response should be: > > # telnet yourserver 22 > Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx... > Connected to yourserver.yourdomain.com (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). > Escape character is '^]'. > SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.9p1 > ^] > telnet> quit > Connection closed. > > If that works, then your sshd is working fine. > Thanks, Michael. I have only a Mac to telnet to the Linux machine. What I got from telnet is: -------------------------------------- telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 22 Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx... Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Escape character is '^]'. SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.9p1 Protocol mismatch. Connection closed by foreign host. -------------------------------------------------- Is this a problem because I was using a Mac ? Wen