[Tuxaloosa] ssh problems

[Andrew Browning]

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:06 PM, E.H.<leprkhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> update:
> i can log in using putty on my laptop running windows (xp - the workstation
> is running vista ::ducks::).
> SO...
> why one machine works and not the other?
> both are wireless (not that that should matter)

I don't have much experience with Vista, but it might for some reason
have a firewall that prevents the Putty executable from making
outbound connections on TCP port 22. I would assume that the firewall
settings are within Control Panel, or whatever the Vista equivalent
might be called.