838Chapter 18 Troubleshooting

Cannot connect to the Nortel SNAS 4050 using Telnet or

SSH

Verify the current configuration

Connect with a console connection and check that Telnet or SSH access to the Nortel SNAS 4050 is enabled. By default, remote connections to the Nortel SNAS 4050 are disabled for security reasons. Enter the command /cfg/sys/ adm/cur to see whether remote access is enabled for Telnet or SSH.

>>Main# /cfg/sys/adm/cur

Collecting data, please wait...

Administrative Applications: CLI idle timeout = 1h Telnet CLI access = off SSH CLI access = off

Enable Telnet or SSH access

If your security policy affords enabling remote connections to the Nortel SNAS 4050, enter the command /cfg/sys/adm/telnet to enable Telnet access, or the command /cfg/sys/adm/ssh to enable SSH access. Apply your configuration changes.

>>Main# /cfg/sys/adm/ssh

Current value: off

Allow SSH CLI access (on/off): on

>>Administrative Applications# apply Changes applied successfully.

Check the Access List

If you find that Telnet or SSH access is enabled but you still cannot connect to the Nortel SNAS 4050 using a Telnet or SSH client, check whether any hosts have been added to the Access List. Enter the command /cfg/sys/accesslist/ list to view the current Access List.

>>Main# /cfg/sys/accesslist/list

1:192.168.128.78, 255.255.255.0

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