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Re: can't connect to ssh server on windows xp
René Berber wrote:
> Will Parsons wrote:
> [snip]
>>>If the answer to my above question is yes, then you have to enable sshd use of
>>>port 22 on Windows XP's own firewall. Otherwise, I don't know, but "connection
>>>refused" means something is listening on that port and refusing connections so
>>
>>
>> I think "connection refused" is the message you get when *nothing* is
>> listening on the port.
>
> No, you get a timeout when nothing is listening.
Hmm... I just tried telnetting to a some Unix/QNX machines where I have no
telnet or inetd daemon running. I got "connection refused".
- Will
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