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We have bastion server B. We need to SSH from A through B to C, using private key (we use keepass with keeAgent).

In the bastion I have: AllowTcpForwarding yes.

I tried to use proxyCammand:

Host app
    Hostname *.*.*.*
    User my-user
    Port 22
    ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p bast

Host bast
     Hostname *.*.*.*
     # ForwardAgent no
     User my-user

ssh app manages to enter the bastion server and falls when trying to connect the private server. The error is:

channel 0: open failed: connect failed: Connection timed out
stdio forwarding failed
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

On the /var/log/secure log in bastion I see:

error: connect_to *.*.*.* port 22: failed.

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    In addition to on "bastion" also check the logs on the host "app" and the debugging output when you add one or more -v flags to your ssh command. Also: I find the ProxyJump directive more flexible and easier to use than the ProxyCommand
    – HBruijn
    Mar 18, 2019 at 11:51
  • I got same error with ProxyJump. And no special information when running -vvv. Also, I see no logs on server "app". Mar 18, 2019 at 11:57
  • Maybe superfluous, but when you're logged in on "bast" then you can ssh my-user@*.*.*.* to the ip-address of host "app", right?
    – HBruijn
    Mar 18, 2019 at 12:08
  • I don't want to put the private key of server app on the bastion, it's only on my comp. So for now I cannot verify that. Mar 18, 2019 at 12:09
  • Can it be related to iproutes? Mar 18, 2019 at 12:10

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I found the problem.

In app section I wrote public IP, as I did in Bast section, and as I'm always connecting.

Now I changed the IP to the private one and it works! I'm not sure why I can't connect via public IP. I used AWS Quick Start.

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How will bast authenticate to app if you have agent forwarding disabled? You need to enable the agent forwarding on bast so it can relay your key to app.

Further, do you have a key for app loaded in your local agent?

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  • I followed this:serverfault.com/a/958466/506245 Mar 18, 2019 at 11:13
  • Anyway... Also removing that gives same error Mar 18, 2019 at 11:13
  • And yes, I have my keys loaded on keeAgent. Also when locking the agent and writing the IdentityFile, I get the same error... Mar 18, 2019 at 11:22
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    Hi, the OP stated that he is using ProxyCommand, so there is no need for Agent Forwarding. Basically the client establish first a connection to bast and tries to do the plumbing (with the -W) through which input/output will be forwarded to the app host behind the bastion. So we are kind of tunnelling through the bastion. I'm using that technique every day :-)
    – Huygens
    Mar 18, 2019 at 19:37

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