Cygwin connection refused port 22

Question

I installed cygwin on Windows 7, but getting the following error

$ ssh localhost ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused 

Answer 1

I had the same problem, but I ran it on the CYGWIN command line and it worked:

  ~ : net start sshd 

After that, I ran the ssh -v localhost command and no error message appeared. Hope this helps !.

Answer 2

If you encounter this problem in Windows XP, follow these steps to open the port for ssh:

• Go to the Windows firewall in the security section of the control panel
• Exceptions-> add port
• Specify the port name as ssh and number as 22.
• Select the TCP option
• Click ok

This will help you open ssh from cygwin

To develop local applications, such as hasoop on windows, change the localhost /ip address in the user list.

Answer 3

You can try using port 23 or ask your host provider for the ssh port. Some host providers change the ssh port.

 ssh [e-mail] -p 23 

Answer 4

Cygwin does not install an SSH server by default, although you can configure sshd if you want. By default, however, do nothing with ssh.

Answer 5

Follow the instructions on this link and then follow

  $~ net start sshd $~ ssh localhost