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    SSH not working

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    • Beretta9B
      Beretta9
      last edited by

      Pi 3 b
      Floobs 3.7 with attract mode
      Rii mini keyboard
      2 PS3 controllers

      I was transferring roms via cyberduck, I transferred a few romsets and all was good. I went to drag my mame folder onto the pi and cyberduck crashed.
      Now I cannot ftp into the pi anymore.
      Here's what I've tried so far:
      Restart pc
      I Tried a different client / FileZilla and Putty
      Enabling ssh and wifi
      Reboot pi
      Change host name
      Tried Ethernet
      Changed host name in client to retropie
      None of this has worked. I know I have connection to the Internet, because I'm able to scrape rom data and artwork.

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      • FloobF
        Floob
        last edited by

        Well that build isnt supported, but what does it give the IP as when you type "ifconfig" ?

        Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
        RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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        • Beretta9B
          Beretta9
          last edited by Beretta9

          At the top in red where it says ip address is 192.168.2.110.
          After I typed the command if config, where it says wlan0, the inet addr is 192.168.2.110 Bcast 192.168.2.255.

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          • Beretta9B
            Beretta9 @Floob
            last edited by

            @Floob I've tried to login using:
            Host 192.168.2.110
            Username pi
            Password raspberry
            Port 22
            This didn't work.

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            • Meneer JansenM
              Meneer Jansen @Beretta9
              last edited by

              @Beretta9 said in SSH not working:

              At the top in red where it says ip address is 192.168.2.110.
              After I typed the command if config, where it says wlan0, the inet addr is 192.168.2.110 Bcast 192.168.2.255.

              Wlan0? That means WiFi. WiFi connection on the Pi is quite quirky. I'd try to connect via cabled network and if that succeeds that I'd try wireless. I never succeeded to get a stable wireless connection to my Pi. Wired ethernet however: no problem.

              Success. :-)

              Avid Linux user.

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              • Beretta9B
                Beretta9 @Meneer Jansen
                last edited by

                @Meneer-Jansen I had ssh working through wifi before this happened. Since then I have tried wired and wireless, neither one of these work anymore.

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                • ShakzS
                  Shakz
                  last edited by Shakz

                  Hummmm how bout you try reinstalling the ssh package.

                  sudo apt-get --reinstall install openssh-server
                  I think
                  sudo apt-get --reinstall install ssh
                  will also work.

                  RetroPie tips, tricks, and tweaks: https://www.youtube.com/eazyhax

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                  • Beretta9B
                    Beretta9 @Shakz
                    last edited by

                    @Shakz I will try that when I get home. Thanks!

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                      PetroRie
                      last edited by

                      When you switch the pie on and connect it to the internet, do you see it on your network? In Windows go to your Network and check if it's listed there. If it is then you're using the wrong IP. I don't use the network IP to connect via SSH I use the hostname which is: retropie

                      So try:

                      Host retropie
                      Username pi
                      Password raspberry
                      Port 22

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                      • Beretta9B
                        Beretta9 @PetroRie
                        last edited by

                        @PetroRie i will try this. Thanks for the advise.

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                        • Beretta9B
                          Beretta9
                          last edited by

                          Still no luck. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the ssh server. Also tried to change my host name in cyberduck to retropie. Any more suggestions?

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                            pipari @Beretta9
                            last edited by

                            @Beretta9
                            Can you "ping" the host?

                            also try telnet <ip address> 22 (<ip address> change to IP of the raspberry)

                            Guess you are running mac os x (because of the cyberduck app). Try running ssh from the terminal instead
                            ssh pi@<ip adress>

                            best regards

                            // Best regards

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                            • Beretta9B
                              Beretta9 @pipari
                              last edited by

                              @pipari I'm on A Windows system. I ran ipconfig then ran ping 192.168.2.110.
                              The ip is visible but comes back as 4 packets sent 4 packets lost.

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                                pipari @Beretta9
                                last edited by

                                @Beretta9 said in SSH not working:

                                92.168.2.110

                                192.168.2.110 is the IP of raspberry? Because ipconfig should not work on the raspberry. On the raspberry it is ifconfig command to view network configuration.

                                As default you should be able to ping the raspberry. Thats the main problem that your computer cannot find the raspberry...

                                OR it could be that the windows firewall is blocking you. Try disable the firewall (temporary) to verify that thats not the problem.

                                // Best regards

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                                  mrbwa1
                                  last edited by

                                  Have you tried rebooting your router by chance? One device not working is often resolved with a router reboot. It tends to be pretty rare, but does happen (well except for the Ethernet to wifi bridge my Pi2 is plugged into... that sucker needs to be rebooted every week sometimes....)

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                                  • glennlakeG
                                    glennlake @Beretta9
                                    last edited by

                                    @Beretta9 There is a windows program called "advanced ip scanner" that will tell you everything on your lan network. Do a google search, download and you can run it without installing. I hope this will help.

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                                    • Beretta9B
                                      Beretta9 @pipari
                                      last edited by

                                      @pipari I ran ipconfig and ping from my laptop.
                                      I will check my firewall though. Thanks for your help.

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                                      • Beretta9B
                                        Beretta9 @mrbwa1
                                        last edited by

                                        @mrbwa1 I haven't restarted my router, should've done that a long time ago.. I will try this thanks!

                                        Retro Gamer Supreme

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                                          pipari
                                          last edited by

                                          To verify that the ssh server is working on the raspberry:
                                          [On the raspberry]

                                          1. Login to the raspberry
                                          2. type "ssh pi@localhost" without "
                                            Then you should get a login prompt (first a question to accept the ssh key)

                                          PS. You most get the IP from the raspberry, not the laptop... the IP of the laptop is irrelevant.

                                          // Best regards

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                                          • Beretta9B
                                            Beretta9 @pipari
                                            last edited by

                                            @pipari that command is what I needed.
                                            I ran "ssh pi@localhost" I then got a message saying "Warning: remote host identification has changed". I then ran ssh-keygen -f "home/pi/.ssh/known_hosts" -R localhost.
                                            Ran "ssh pi@localhost" gave a password and problem solved. Thank you everyone for all the help.

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