If this were a key or authorization issue you would get a different error. Connection refused is networking related. Either it can't find the host or is attempting to connect on the wrong port.
Check .ssh/config and your /etc/hosts file for any lingering hostnames or ip addresses -Ben Sent from Proton Mail for Android. -------- Original Message -------- On Wednesday, 12/10/25 at 11:05 Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: On Wed, 10 Dec 2025, Rich Shepard wrote: > I should have mentioned, that the desktop can ping the router and has no > problems with accessing the Internet. I have a vague recollection from years ago that ~/.ssh/known_hosts and/or authorized_keys may be out of date. Since laptop -> desktop connects perhaps the desktop's files need updating. Isn't that something like (from laptop): scp id_ed25519.pub salmo:.ssh/authorized_keys? Rich
