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 Subject :Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-22- 08:43:47 
kc4ojs
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I am using the latest version of Broadband Hamnet firmware.  I can access my router through the normal password.  However, I am attempting to add a SSH key using PUTTYgen from a Windows XP machine.  The directions I have found online are not working.  I can get my public key to load, but when I try to connect with PUTTY....the connection i refused.

Anyone had any experience?  I sure could use some help.  Thanks


Kenny KC4OJS
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 Subject :Re:Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-22- 10:31:37 
kc4ojs
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Found the problem.  The online directions I was following said to enter "localhost" when using PUTTY and a SSH KEY to gain access to the router.  I never could get it to work with "localhost" but when I tried "localnode" it worked!

Just took me three hours (and many different troubleshooting steps) to figure it out.  But...I am learning!

Does anyone know how to get PUTTY's logging feature to work?  Not that important, but I was trying to use the log to diagnose this problem, and never could get it to log any data.

Now on to the next challenge.

73's

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 Subject :Re:Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-22- 10:57:40 
KF5JIM
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Is this somewhere on the website? If so, we'll get it fixed.
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 Subject :Re:Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-22- 12:33:00 
kc4ojs
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No, it is on a webpage that comes up just about first in the Google search engine. Pretty good article with pictures, but there are a couple of little steps left out. Nothing hard to figure out. However, the Localhost vs. Localnode was what took so long. Out of courtesy I don't want to post the page url here. I will send him a pm and tell him about the edit. If you want the url, pm me and I will send it to you. kennywtn at yahoo Still very excited about learning this stuff. This, along with building, is more of what I thought ham radio should be. Just plain old experimenting and fun! 73's KC4OJS
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 Subject :Re:Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-22- 14:39:59 
KF5JIM
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That's fine. No need to supply me with a link. If there was any wrong information presented on this site, I wanted to get it corrected. I am glad you got it working. Let us know if you have any other questions!
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 Subject :Re:Generated and uploaded SSH key...cannot connect?.. 2014-05-24- 19:05:09 
AE5CA
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I believe this is referring to a page on my website.  I have made a couple of corrections and I believe the instructions are now correct.

Thanks for letting me know of the error and sorry for the confusion.

Clint, AE5CA
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