Old FreeBSD server cannot SSH to new FreeBSD server ("Unable to connect...

reno_queen

So, I set up another FreeBSD server. Everything was ok until I tried to connect to it via my old FreeBSD. On connection it echoes: Unable to connect to relay host, errno=61 ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host But I just used Putty to connect to it and it works. On top of it, I had connected to my old via SSH with no problem. It still can't connect to new one. TL;DR: SSH Win->Old = ok Win->New = ok New->Old = ok Old->New...

Originally asked by h0l3 on Stack Exchange (unix) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I think the problem is related to a not-found matching private key. The ssh client sequentially tries several keys (from .ssh/) which are denied by the server, until a limit is reached. Try to specify a specific identity with ssh -i .ssh/<correct key> ....

Full answer by gerhard d.: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/212376 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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