You should probably check first that the ssh request reach the server inside, trough the portforwarded address check if sshd spawn a new process., this should give you some hints about the problem. could be reverse lookup dns, firewall restriction, etc...
JeF On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 11:57:40AM -0500, Joan M Friedman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to setup a machine to handle cvs over ssh with public-key > authentication, for an open-source project. The OS is debian-testing. A > linksys cable/dsl modem acts as router, switch, and NAT agent between > the local network and the outside world. I have the linksys set to > port-forwarding for port 22 and 'dmz' for the cvs server. Everything > works as long as I'm connecting from inside the local network, even > using the outside IP address. When I try to connect actually from > outside, ssh -v says the initial port-forward happens, but then the > connection times out. I set the timeout period in sshd_config to 1800, > with no effect. I've been looking at web pages, the ssh book, and a book > on firewalls, but there's something here I don't understand. Does anyone > have a suggestion on what I can do to figure this out? > > thanks, > Joan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- -> Jean-Francois Dive --> [EMAIL PROTECTED]