Windows SSH ‘No Matching Key’
Nov13

Windows SSH ‘No Matching Key’

No Matching Key KB ID 0001900 Problem : No Matching Key Typically I see this problem on my mac or within various Linux distributions. I’ve covered extensively how to fix this on a mac in the following article. macOS – SSH Error ‘No Matching Exchange Method Found’ So when I saw the same question asked for a Windows client, I went and looked, and found some patchy information, so I thought I’d work it out and post it here...

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macOS – SSH Error ‘No Matching Exchange Method Found’
Oct22

macOS – SSH Error ‘No Matching Exchange Method Found’

Mac SSH Error KB ID 0001245  Problem Certified working all the way up to macOS Ventura version 13.6 Certified working all the way up to macOS Sonoma version 14.1 Certified working all the way up to macOS Sequoia version 15.1 I thought my RoyalTSX had broken today, I upgraded it a couple of weeks ago, and I upgraded to macOS Catalina 10.15 the other day. After this, all my SSH sessions refused to connect with this error;   Unable to...

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ASA Connection Error: ‘The First Key-Exchange Algorithm’
Oct16

ASA Connection Error: ‘The First Key-Exchange Algorithm’

KB ID 0001476 Problem When attempting to connect to a Cisco ASA firewall via SSH you see the following error; The first key-exchange algorithm supported by the server is diffie-hellman-group1-sha1, which is below the configured warning threshold. Do you want to continue with this connection? Clicking ‘Yes’ will let you connect. Solution When connected, execute the following commands; conf t ssh key-exchange group...

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Cisco ASA Site to Site VPN’sSite to Site ISAKMP VPN (Main Mode)
Nov17

Cisco ASA Site to Site VPN’sSite to Site ISAKMP VPN (Main Mode)

KB ID 0000213 Problem As with most things, before you have a hope of fixing something, you will stand a better chance if you know how it works in the first place. Below is a quick run though of what’s happening with your site to site VPN’s and how they work. For the entire process we will have two Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls and a site to site VPN. Solution What’s an Initiator and a Responder? 1. Our Laptop 192.168.1.50...

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Troubleshooting Phase 1 Cisco Site to Site (L2L) VPN Tunnels
Nov17

Troubleshooting Phase 1 Cisco Site to Site (L2L) VPN Tunnels

KB ID 0000216 Problem Site to Site VPN’s either work faultlessly straight away, or involve head scratching and a call to Cisco TAC, or someone like me to come and take a look. If I’m honest, the simplest and best answer to the problem is “Remove the Tunnel from both ends and put it back again”. Just about every VPN tunnel I’ve put in that did not work, was a result of my fat fingers putting in the wrong...

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