Cannot log into 4.10 machine via ssh

[Bill Moran]

Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root at pukruppa.de> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> We are using Putty to log into our FreeBSD 4.10 Samba Server for 
> administration.
> 
> Recently this doesn't work any more:
> We can type in our login names, but there won't be any password 
> prompt.
> Even locally from the server's terminal itself nothing happens.
> 
> Everything else (pinging the machine, Samba service) works fine.
> 
> What can be done?

Look at what changed between the time it worked and when it stopped
working and change that back.

Unfortunately, there is almost no information in your email that can
actually be used to diagnose the problem.

Have you ensured that it doesn't work from other locations?  Perhaps
you putty installation got corrupted, or maybe an intervening ISP
suddenly decided to block ssh.  Do an nmap scan to see if ssh is
being filtered.  Try logging in from a closer server to see if the
sshd on the server is still working.  At least narrow it down to
whether putty, the sshd, or the network is the problem.  Ethereal would
be a good tool as well.

HTH

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com