Solved: SSH to cisco router

rasoftware · ‎04-29-2008

I am trying to SSH to a router i have setup but is asks for a username and passwordn unlike telnet. I have read somewhere it doesn't use the line password as telnet does.

Not sure what i'm missing -

line con 0

login local

no modem enable

line aux 0

line vty 0 4

privilege level 15

password xxx

login

transport input telnet ssh

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Jon Marshall · ‎04-29-2008

Have you looked at this specific part of the doc regarding setting up authentication on your router

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk617/technologies_tech_note09186a00800949e2.shtml#testingauthentication

Jon

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Jon Marshall · ‎04-29-2008

You are correct. You either need a local username/password or use a AAA server as you cannot use ssh with the line password.

See this doc for detailed steps in setting up config for authentication.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk617/technologies_tech_note09186a00800949e2.shtml

Jon

rasoftware · ‎04-29-2008

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I current have two local users account but neither works when I get the "login as" prompt when I ssh from putty.

quit

username test1 privilege 15 secret 5 $1$X95I$L/M37ere8R6eK9/6jHeXS.

username test32 privilege 15 secret 5 $1$vyUH$bxviCeerlr0OrOb8Jn5db.1

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Is there something else that needs setting?

Jon Marshall · ‎04-29-2008

Have you looked at this specific part of the doc regarding setting up authentication on your router

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk617/technologies_tech_note09186a00800949e2.shtml#testingauthentication

Jon

rasoftware · ‎04-29-2008

Ah - I missed off the #aaa new-model

Many thanks for the pointer!

Rob