The part I don't get is that this worked at all in KDE 3.5.10. Specifically this portion of the code:
else { struct servent *pse; if( (pse =getservbyname("ssh", "tcp") ) == NULL ) mPort = 22; else mPort = ntohs(pse->s_port); }
looks like it should be completely removed! This duplicates the default port logic in ssh (bad), and also overrides any ports set via the ssh option file (even worse).
I'd try removing that section of code to see if it resolves the problem.
Yes, but 3.5.10 was working during the OpenSSH <=5.5p1 days. Perhaps something changed >5.5p1 that causes that snippet to now fail?
Darrell
The thing is, that snippet should never work in the first place. Miracle engineering, even if it worked in 3.5.10, usually fails once assumed conditions change.
Tim