Ack...OpenSSH no longer compatible with SSH 1.2.26 clients?

[Damien Miller]

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On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> >From the code, the error is being generated in packet.c:
> 
>         ucp = (unsigned char *) buffer_ptr(&incoming_packet) + len - 4;
>         stored_checksum = GET_32BIT(ucp);
>         if (checksum != stored_checksum)
>                 packet_disconnect("Corrupted check bytes on input.");
>         buffer_consume_end(&incoming_packet, 4);
> 
> Quick suggestion, but adding the pre24 to the version string would
> help...but, one of my other servers, I'm sure, is running pre23
> successfully ...
> 
> Is there maybe some file, like the random_seed file, that got corrupted
> and needs to be removed/regenerated?  I've tried redoing teh server_key
> file several times, but that hasn't helped...

I am suspecting a typedef error or similar. Could you try replacing
the "typedef xxx yyy" with "#define yyy xxx" statements in 
defines.h?

This patch should also help narrow where the problem lies:

Index: packet.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/openssh/packet.c,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 packet.c
- --- packet.c	1999/12/16 02:18:04	1.8
+++ packet.c	2000/01/03 02:02:07
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@
 
 	ucp = (unsigned char *) buffer_ptr(&incoming_packet) + len - 4;
 	stored_checksum = GET_32BIT(ucp);
+	debug("checksum: %x", checksum);
+	debug("stored_checksum: %x", stored_checksum);
 	if (checksum != stored_checksum)
 		packet_disconnect("Corrupted check bytes on input.");
 	buffer_consume_end(&incoming_packet, 4);

Thanks,
Damien

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