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  • Re: UUCP connection "Timed out in chat script"

    From David W. Hodgins@21:1/5 to kyonshi on Tue Aug 13 10:11:23 2024
    XPost: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:12:29 -0400, kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

    I already have an installation on one of my machines in which I can
    connect to multiple other machines (both Debian) via tcp and Taylor UUCP.

    Now I want to make a connection between my notebook and my server, and for some reason the connection eludes me so far. It clearly connects (via ssh pipe), but then times out in chat script according to the log. This
    happens from both sides, and I cannot see any issue with the configuration
    on either side.

    Is there a way to get more information as to why it times out? Or what exactly it is doing when it tries to connect? So far I have not found any logs that get into it deeper than the normal uucp Log file in /var/log/
    uucp.

    Check the firewall settings first.

    If the notebook is using a wireless connection and the server is using a wired connection to your router, the router may have a security option enable to prevent wireless connections from seeing other connections, including the
    wired connection. That security option must be disabled in the router. The terminology may refer to connection sharing or similar. It's been a long time since I had to deal with it.

    Regards, Dave Hodgins

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  • From Ed Ravin@21:1/5 to kyonshi on Tue Aug 13 19:05:08 2024
    XPost: comp.os.linux.misc

    From somewhere in cyberspace, kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> said:
    I already have an installation on one of my machines in which I can
    connect to multiple other machines (both Debian) via tcp and Taylor UUCP.

    Now I want to make a connection between my notebook and my server, and for >some reason the connection eludes me so far. It clearly connects (via ssh >pipe), but then times out in chat script according to the log. This
    happens from both sides, and I cannot see any issue with the configuration
    on either side.

    I assume you've already tested ssh from the notebook to the server on the command line to make sure you have connectivity?

    Is there a way to get more information as to why it times out? Or what >exactly it is doing when it tries to connect?

    Yes and yes. Read up on the --debug option in https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/linag2/book/ch16.html#AUTOID-13819
    I'm guessing you want "--debug chat".
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  • From David W. Hodgins@21:1/5 to kyonshi on Tue Aug 13 18:56:42 2024
    XPost: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:01:40 -0400, kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
    <snip>
    Both are right now connected by cable, but I have checked the firewall settings. I also am running the connection through ssh via a pipe
    configured in the port-file.
    I can access the notebook from the server via ssh, and I can access the server via notebook. The issue seems to come up specifically after I
    already connect via the ssh pipe.

    Use wireshark to monitor the connection attempt to see if there is any response.

    Regards, Dave Hodgins

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  • From kyonshi@21:1/5 to Ed Ravin on Wed Aug 14 15:57:11 2024
    XPost: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:05:08 -0000 (UTC), Ed Ravin wrote:

    From somewhere in cyberspace, kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> said:
    I already have an installation on one of my machines in which I can
    connect to multiple other machines (both Debian) via tcp and Taylor
    UUCP.

    Now I want to make a connection between my notebook and my server, and
    for some reason the connection eludes me so far. It clearly connects
    (via ssh pipe), but then times out in chat script according to the log. >>This happens from both sides, and I cannot see any issue with the >>configuration on either side.

    I assume you've already tested ssh from the notebook to the server on
    the command line to make sure you have connectivity?

    Is there a way to get more information as to why it times out? Or what >>exactly it is doing when it tries to connect?

    Yes and yes. Read up on the --debug option in https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/linag2/book/ch16.html#AUTOID-13819 I'm guessing you want "--debug chat".

    Ah, your prompting to the debug feature helped, and I really should have
    found that myself...

    In the end it was a combination of two issues with both the ssh connection
    (I forgot to address the changed ssh port on the target machine) and the
    chat script. Luckily with the Debug log activated I was able to figure it
    out.

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