Subj : Issue with SSH
To   : dlcomm
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Dec 09 2022 05:31 pm

 Re: Issue with SSH
 By: dlcomm to All on Fri Dec 09 2022 03:40 pm

> Has anyone else started experiencing issues with SSH connections?   I am
> running version 3.18 on Linux and initially I was able to accept calls on
> port 2222 for ssh while maintaining a locked down port 22 for remote admin.
> I noticed a sharp drop in visitors to my site and some lists have even
> removed my BBS from their lists.   In troubleshooting I find that
> connections on port 2222 want me to authenticate to the server first before
> then passing those credentials to the BBS in an attempt to login.
>
> I don't recall changing anything but did recently increase my number of
> active ports to 24 from 4.   I also have no idea when this stopped working
> but I have not seen external calls to the BBS for over a month so I have to
> assume that is in part because of this issue.
>
> Has anyone else seen this or have any idea where to start troubleshooting?
> I do have the sshd for the OS locked to port 22 in the config files and when
> I run a status on the sbbs service, I do see the failed login attempts for
> port 2222.

Are you referring to a Synchronet SSH server (you didn't say)?

If yes, for the proper forums for Synchronet support questions, see https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:support
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