Re: ssh issue that I don't understand

On 7/5/26 21:19, Chris Green wrote:
> If I log in with 'ssh 213.171.194.64' I, correctly, get prompted for
> my local system's public key passphrase and I can log in successfully.
> 
> However if I try 'ssh isbd.biz' I get prompted for "[email protected]'s
> password" which doesn't exist and I can't log in.
> 
> 'host isbd.biz' returns the correct IP address for isbd.biz so why
> does ssh not work using the name rather than the IP address?
> 


Increase the verbosity on the SSH client and see the difference between 
using the IP and the DNS name.
Look in the SSH server's logs for clues.

-- 
John Doe