> ssh: connect to host xxxxxx port 22: Connection refused > > Looks like it is the client? Agreed? hmmm, I'd say probably not. what about tcp wrappers maybe? just to check the client, I deleted my 2.whatever windows client, downloaded the latest windows client 3.0.0-73, and installed. it imported my previous settings, including dsa key, fired up, and authenticated. there may still be issues, but it definitely gets further than connection refused. its possible that somehow my prior settings were the crucial bit, but that would be rather weird. what does tail /var/log/secure say after your connection is refused? --Jeremy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070823/d414cd79/attachment-0004.html>