Unexpected remote id

Created Jun 10, 2016 Modified Nov 8, 2022

Article 2709

Unexpected remote id

Problem

Unexpected remote id.

HRESULT error: FTPLIB_E_SSH_UNEXPECTEDREMOTEID (0x80043120)

Cause

The server sent an unexpected identification string. The client expects a string in the form of: SSH-protoversion-softwareversion SP comments CR LF

It is strong indication that there is no SSH server running at the entered host and port.

Solution

Make sure the host name and port is correct.

Keywords ssh

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