← All Kali Issues
SSH

Connection timed out

N Network High

🔴 Error Message

ssh: connect to host port 22: Connection timed out

📖 What This Means

SSH port blocked or host unreachable.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Check port: nmap -p 22 target
  2. Try different port: ssh -p 2222 user@target
  3. Check routing: traceroute target

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