OpenSSH External Logon

[Mibble]

Hello,
I recently upgraded to OpenSSH-5.6p1 from version 4, this was to make the site compliant for contracts we have.
I did a yum uninstall openssh-server
I then configured opensssh with the prefix of user, etc (dont remember exact command)
I am using the default sshd_config, I can ssh / putty from within the network however when i go outside the network and ssh in i get a network error connection refused
with putty connecting externally to the proper port i try to logon as root, other wheel group members upon entering the password I get access denied.
With the older version of openssh it worked no problem was just non-compliant.
I could use some help with this.
Thanks

[kakariko81280]

Hi there,

I'd expect the default sshd_config to disallow remote root logins, and could be similarly set up to refuse members of a particular group. Personally I'd leave remote root logins forbidden and require anyone to log in as themselves and su to root so I have a log of who did what rather than just seeing a root login.

Either way, both of those should be editable settings in the sshd_config file.

As for the network problems; I think we need a bit more detail. Does the ssh server have a publicly routable IP? And is sshd configured to bind to internal and external network interfaces?

Let us know how you get on.