sshd_config / failed authentication

[Fabian Anklam]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:21:08 +0100, Fabian Anklam
<greatnorthern at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> could someone be so kind to point out to me which settings in
> sshd_config have to be changed to allow login from an ssh client
> without getting "authentication failed" messages on the console and a
> timeout on the guest machine.
> 
> My client, putty in this case display the login: dialog, but after
> entering the username hangs without ever displaying the password:
> dialog
> 
> My FreeBSD5.3 Release box ps -aux reveals:
> 
> root    722  0.0  0.7  3360 2812  ??  Is   12:12AM   0:00.01 sshd
> root    755  0.0  0.8  4720 2920  ??  Is   12:29AM   0:00.05 sshd:
> [accepted] (sshd)
> sshd    756  0.0  0.8  4792 2936  ??  S    12:29AM   0:00.18 sshd: [net] (sshd)
> root    760  0.0  0.1   348  232  v0  R+   12:29AM   0:00.00 grep sshd
> 
> and then, after about a minute:
> 
> root    722  0.0  0.7  3360 2812  ??  Is   12:12AM   0:00.01 sshd
> root    755  0.0  0.8  4912 3072  ??  Ss   12:29AM   0:00.06 sshd: fan
> [priv] (sshd)
> sshd    756  0.0  0.8  4768 2940  ??  S    12:29AM   0:00.18 sshd: fan [net] (sshd)
> root    835  0.0  0.1   348  232  v0  R+   12:30AM   0:00.00 grep sshd
> 
> and then, after about a minute again:
> 
> [...] sshd[755}: fatal: Timeout before authentication for  192.168.0.10
> 
> I did man sshd_config and changed some settings despite not
> understanding one word but to no avail so i restored the original.
> 
> I tried to consult the handbook, also to no avail.
> 
> Help needed and appreciated,
> 
> Fabian
> 

Just a short followup:

ssh localhost from ttyv connects and I reach a ttyp
ssh "NIC IP" from ttyv yields a timeout like a remote connection

Thanks,

Fabian