SSH from Windows

[jshields70]

I have sshd service running and I can ping my Linux machine from XP. I downloaded puTTY and when I try to ssh into Linux I get the error: Network Error: Connection reset by peer. Thanks.

[linnov]

What's the log file say on the linux box. Can you SSH local from it OK?

[jshields70]

I'm new to Linux, where is the log file located? I can ssh locally (Linux) ok.

[chrism01]

Try /var/log/messages. Also, try
iptables -L
to check for firewall blocking.

[jshields70]

Thanks for your assistance, I can now SSH to Linux from Windows.

[gg4]

Does PuTTY include a graphical interface?

[jshields70]

not sure what you mean by graphical interface. You would use puTTY from a remote box, usually a Windows box. You access Linux via SSH and it's just the command line inteface.

[Cuthbert]

There is a program called WinSCP that provides a graphical interface for SSH :

WinSCP (http://winscp.vse.cz/eng/)

I've found it to be very handy at times :)

[DarkJedi9]

Originally posted by gg4
Does PuTTY include a graphical interface?

Yeah putty is graphical. It can do X forwarding too, but I've seen somewhat limited success with it.