Suse 10.1: does ssh work for anyone else?

[n0cmonkey]

I installed Suse 10.1 in VMWare, and it refuses to allow ssh connections. I can't even ssh to localhost on the machine.

Any ideas?

I've removed the stupid firewall rules (asses setting up a bunch of rules on install, how retarded), and modified the sshd_config since it only wanted to listen on the ipv6 address (which isn't even setup).

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Never set up ssh before. I could maybe learn about it and test it out tomorrow. I never install software firewalls on my pc and always turn them off on first install. I just keep mine updated on my router (WRT54G).

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Oh wait that's SSH. Yeah I've set that up on my router before (<3 my wrt54g). I remember doing it in windows, but its easy to setup in Suse as well. It works great for me.

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[n0cmonkey]

Hmmm, it just worked locally, but not from a "remote" VMWare session. I flushed the firewall and it won't even work locally now.

 

[n0cmonkey]

It's a firewall issue. Flushing iptables _should_ have solved it, but I guess mild retardation runs deep in Suse. I re-enabled the firewall and set a rule for ssh and it works.

Why doesn't it work when the firewall is turned off?

 

[djdrastic]

Maybe the default policy for iptables on input chain is set on drop ?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: djdrastic
Maybe the default policy for iptables on input chain is set on drop ?

It is, but when you flush the firewall rules the firewall shouldn't drop anything.

 

[djdrastic]

Wow , I didn't know that . I always assumed , that after an iptables flush the default policy rules would take effect

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: djdrastic
Wow , I didn't know that . I always assumed , that after an iptables flush the default policy rules would take effect

That's probably how it works, but I think that's stupid. To me, a firewall should do what's in the rules, that's why if you want a default drop you have a catch-all default drop rule.

How in the hell would I fix this if that default drop isn't a rule?