[SOLVED] SSH (and VNC?) Problem - "Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer"

[ResumeMan]

Just to update, it's clear that (inexplicably) the SSH server is now working just fine, except for the fact that I screwed up the authorization keys.

I just ssh'd into the server using puTTY on my Windows box. It's only the Ubuntu-running laptop, where I was doing all the fiddling with the keys, that can't access it.

[dmizer]

But I could use some step by step guidance on fixing up my keys.

on your client (steve), run the following commands:

mv /home/steve/.ssh/known_hosts /home/steve/.ssh/old_hosts
touch /home/steve/.ssh/known_hosts

then try to reconnect.

after connecting and disconnecting, take a look at the difference between /home/steve/.ssh/known_hosts and /home/steve/.ssh/old_hosts so you can see what went wrong.

[ResumeMan]

OK, well -- it seems to be working properly now. Not quite sure how that happened!

Thanks for all the help, looks like I'm back in business.