On Fri, September 14, 2012 11:48 pm, Stephen Harris wrote: > 1) What happens if you run "telnet yourhost 22". this is what happens (with the proper IP of course): > Trying 1.2.3.4... > Connected to yourhost (1.2.3.4) > Escape character is '^]'. > Connection closed by foreign host. > > 2) How quickly does the "closed" occur? I'd say 4/5 seconds > 3) What is the output of "ssh -v yourhost" here it is, obviously with changed server name and IP ##################################################### [marco at avalon ~]$ ssh -v -p xxx me at example.com OpenSSH_5.8p2, OpenSSL 1.0.0j-fips 10 May 2012 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug1: Connecting to example.com [ip.of.example.com] port xxx. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/marco/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/marco/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/marco/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/marco/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1 ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host ########################################################### I have informed the provider, and am waiting answers from them. Thanks, Marco