ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host under Git bash

Question

I work at win7 and set up git server with sshd. I git --bare init myapp.git, and clone ssh://git@localhost/home/git/myapp.git in Cywgin correctly. But I need config git of Cygwin again, I want to git clone in Git Bash. I run git clone ssh://git@localhost/home/git/myapp.git and get following message

ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host 

then I run ssh -vvv git@localhost in Git Bash and get message

debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to localhost [127.0.0.1] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /c/Users/MoreFreeze/.ssh/identity type -1 debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /c/Users/MoreFreeze/.ssh/id_rsa. debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug3: key_read: missing whitespace  // above it repeats 24 times debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----END' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug1: identity file /c/Users/MoreFreeze/.ssh/id_rsa type 1 debug1: identity file /c/Users/MoreFreeze/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host 

it seems my private keys has wrong format? And I find that there are exactly 25 line in private keys without BEGIN and END. I'm confused why it said NOT RSA1 key, I totally ensure it is RSA 2 key.

Any advises are welcome. btw, I have read first 3 pages on google about this problem.

Answer 1

I had this problem today and I realize that I was connected to 2 differente networks (LAN and WLAN), I solved it just disconnecting the cable from my Ethernet adapter. I suppose that the problem is caused because the ssh key is tied with the MAC address of my wireless adapter. I hope this helps you.