What does "tcptraceroute 85.119.82.47 2222"
look like? Here's what
it looks like from Zen DSL:
$ sudo tcptraceroute 85.119.82.47 2222
Selected device eth0, address 192.168.0.8, port 42248 for outgoing packets
Tracing the path to 85.119.82.47 on TCP port 2222, 30 hops max
1 192.168.0.7 0.539 ms 0.456 ms 0.459 ms
2 192.168.1.1 1.271 ms 1.118 ms 1.151 ms
3 losubs.subs.dsl1.th-lon.zen.net.uk (62.3.84.17) 20.372 ms 20.937 ms 21.221 ms
4 ge-2-1-0-127.cr2.th-lon.zen.net.uk (62.3.84.237) 21.579 ms 20.602 ms 21.884 ms
5 195.66.224.34 21.450 ms 22.067 ms 22.186 ms
6
kwak.bitfolk.com (85.119.80.6) 21.823 ms 21.810 ms 21.224 ms
7 swalk.eu (85.119.82.47) [open] 22.171 ms 21.821 ms 21.212 ms
Thanks. It is getting more complicated :( I am in an internet cafe
using Windows and cannot run that command. When I arrive where I am
staying I will have access to a bash command line. A few minutes ago I
successfully logged into the box using putty. I looked at
/var/log/security and the previous attempts to log in were recorded. I
guess that means that the initial ssh request was received.
Unfotunately putty then crashed and I am unable to access it at all
now. There is no response to a ping. Maybe it is a temporary blip or
the server has crashed (the centos installation can be a bit flaky and
does stop responding every ferw months)
Can anyone advise me on what the problem is,
Probably something in the middle is injecting a TCP reset or
otherwise blocking the connection. The tcptraceroute may help to see
where.
why an ISP might do whatever it does to stop the
connection
I can't really speculate as to why they might not want you to use
port 2222. Maybe the number 2222 is against the law there.
I doubt if that port in particular is blocked. It was a semi-random
number I picked. When I lived in Spain this ISP was quite flexible and
I ran ftp, apache, ssh and a few other things with out any problems
from a domestic adsl connection. I guess it is a glitch rather than
something evil.
or suggest some sort of work around.
Does port 22 work?
I donĀ“t know and cannot test it at the moment.
PS I know I should be using SSH with
authentication key instead of
password but I have been a bit lazy getting around to it.
The problem here seems more fundamental.
Thanks for the help. I will get back to you when I have the
information you requested.
Steve