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Every time I try to connect via SSH using "ssh user@ip" I get this error:

ssh: connect to host 192.168.80.131 port 22:Connection refused

I check to see if I have my router set up for port forwarding and I guess I do:

I checked if I have my server set up for port forwarding:

tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN

I also checked to see if my firewall is configured:

To Action From

20 ALLOW Anywhere 
22 ALLOW Anywhere 
80 ALLOW Anywhere 
23 ALLOW Anywhere 
8080 ALLOW Anywhere 
20 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) 
22 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) 
80 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) 
23 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) 
8080 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)

I also have ssh, openssh-client, openssh-server installed on my server.

Also I would like to mention that the client from where I am connecting to the server is connected to the router via LAN and the server is connected to the router via Wi-FI.

According to your problem statement, you get the following error:

ssh: connect to host 192.168.80.131 port 2222:Connection refused

This suggests that you're trying to connect to the server on port 2222, e.g. that you're using a command like the following one:

ssh -p 2222 192.168.80.131

You also posted the following list of firewall rules:

20 ALLOW Anywhere
22 ALLOW Anywhere
80 ALLOW Anywhere
23 ALLOW Anywhere
8080 ALLOW Anywhere
20 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
22 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
80 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
23 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
8080 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)

It looks like port 2222 is missing from this list.

You also posted a screen-shot of what appears to be your router's administrative GUI which shows a port-forwarding configuration page which included SSH rules for both port 22 and port 2222. You haven't included enough information for me to determine exactly what your network looks like, but it appears that you'd like to connect to a host on one of these two ports.

Two obvious next-steps come to mind:

1. Try connecting on port 22, e.g. ssh 198.168.80.131, or




2. Try adding an ALLOW rule for port 2222 (via your router's administrative GUI) before trying to connect on port 2222 again.

Check the following

1. Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config to listen on Port 2222.




2. Make sure there is no # in front of the Port number(this comments/cancels out anything but defaults)




3. Allow port 2222 through your firewall as changing the port from 22 to 2222 does not change it automatically for most firewall profiles.




4. When using ssh on any other port but 22 your command will have to be something like this ssh user@host -p 2222

Try using:

ssh user@host -p 'port'

where 'port' is ether 22 or 2222. I don't know which port is the actual one you're using right now, 2222 or 22. If you don't know send sshd_config