Editing Troubleshooting of SSH errors (section)

== How to resolve the Network error: Connection timed out ==
Error message: Network error: Connection timed out


Solutions:
* Check the IP setting of destination server
* Check the firewall issue of destination server
* Switch to different ISP (Internet Service Provider). The connection maybe was blocked by the MIS.

Verify the connection by key in the command {{kbd | key=telnet <IP> <SSH PORT>}}

<pre>
-- Condition 1: Operation timed out

$ telnet x.x.x.x 22
Trying x.x.x.x...
telnet: connect to address x.x.x.x: Operation timed out
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host

-- Condition 2: Connected successfully

telnet x.x.x.x 22
Trying x.x.x.x...
Connected to x.x.x.x.
Escape character is '^]'.
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.4

(press ctrl+c to leave the console)
^C
</pre>

Further reading

* [https://help.skysilk.com/support/solutions/articles/9000150151-how-to-troubleshoot-ssh-connection-issues-using-vnc-console How to Troubleshoot SSH Connection Issues : SkySilk Cloud Support]

Related pages

* [[SSH client]]

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