Rule for SSH

Norton 360 for Windows
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Does the Norton firewall block port 22 unless we create a rule to allow it? If so then I am unable to create a rule that works.

I am trying to SSH from Windows 11 to an Ubuntu VM. When I try to I get:

ssh: connect to host droplet port 22: Connection refused

I tried creating a rule in the Traffic Rules tab of Smart Firewall. I am not sure what to specify; the following is what I tried:

Enabled: Yes
Action: Allow
Protocol: TCP
Profile: All
Direction: IN/Out
Address: {nothing}
Local port: 22
Remote port: 22

What should I do to allow SSH?

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@SamRay_Hobbs Is the VM a remote machine or a local VM being hosted? I see no IP addresses listed in your rule settings. Enter that information, reboot and recheck for changes.

SA

3

It is a remote system. I added the IP address of the system (the IP address that I SSH to) and restarted Windows and I get the same problem. The rest of the rule is as I specified previously.

I think the keys are good. I assume the error would be different if the keys did not match. I have looked at everything I can think of that might be the problem, I hope that the rule is what I need and that I am almost there.

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Change the protocol to ALL. Lets see if that gives a different result.

SA

5

I changed the protocol to all and restarted Windows. Still no success. The next thing to check is my router. My router is not as easy to configure as most. I will configure it and see if thar solves the problem. I think the Norton firewall rule was also necessary and thank you for help with that.

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