ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host under Git bash

Question

I work at win7 and set up git server with sshd. I git --bare init myapp.git, and clone ssh://git@localhost/home/git/myapp.git in Cywgin

Answer 1

Simple server reboot solved the problem for me. Try hard reboot , if dont work after soft reboot.

Answer 2

Please use Port 7999 and Try. it will work

Answer 3

For me, the issue was that there was a proxy set in /etc/ssh/ssh_config and it was down, solved the issue by whitelisting the remote git IP and removing the proxy line.

Hope this helps someone.

Answer 4

I had this problem today and I realize that I was connected to 2 differente networks (LAN and WLAN), I solved it just disconnecting the cable from my Ethernet adapter. I suppose that the problem is caused because the ssh key is tied with the MAC address of my wireless adapter. I hope this helps you.

Answer 5

if hostname does not work, try IP address.

This is going on right now so I have to say. I try to ssh with my host name and it does not work

ssh root@host.example.net

this gives the error "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host"

this USED to work one hour back.

BUT, and here is the interesting part, the IP address works!

ssh root@192.168.0.100

(of course the actual IP address is different)

Go figure!

Answer 6

You can get "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host" if your sshd service is not operational!

If you have access to the server check you have the sshd service running with:

  ps aux | grep ssh

and check it is listening on port 22:

 netstat -plant | grep :22

more details here