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lesliek

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Posted: April 04 2006,05:53

I have two computers connected via a network switch, one running Fedora Core 3 and the other DSL (v 2.2b).

I have been able transfer files from the DSL computer to the FC3 computer using scp, but I cannot transfer files in the opposite direction. I'm told the connection on port 22 is refused.

I thought it might have something to do with the firewall on the DSL computer (iptables.dsl plus rcfirewall.dsl), so I booted up without those, but still got the same result.

I'd be grateful for any advice as to how to get the transfer to work.

roberts

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Posted: April 04 2006,08:32

Need to start SSH server.
DSLpanel->ssh server

lesliek

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Posted: April 05 2006,05:18

Thanks very much for your reply, roberts.

After doing what you suggested, it seemed plain to me that I would now be able to transfer a file from the FC3 computer to the DSL computer using scp, if only I knew the default password of the user "dsl", for which I was prompted when setting up the transfer. I guessed it might be "dsl", but it wasn't that.

It seemed to me from reading threads in the forum that I could, as root, change dsl's default password to whatever I wanted, but I was afraid to do that, since I don't know enough to know whether doing it would cause some problem elsewhere on the system.

Thanks again,

Leslie

roberts

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Posted: April 05 2006,15:44

Most definitely set passwords before opening ports and or starting such services. Recall, that you can boot with the secure boot option to be prompted to set passwords.

lesliek

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Posted: April 07 2006,19:41

Thanks very much for the further advice, roberts, which I haven't had the opportunity to acknowledge before now. I'll definitely follow it.

Thanks again,

Leslie

PS While looking into passwords generally, I found a page called "Password Recovery Speeds, How long will your password stand up". I thought it was very interesting. The URL was www.lockdown.co.uk/?pg=combi&s=articles.

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