Timeout exceeded while waiting for welcome message. Make sure you are connecting to an SSH or SFTP server..

Question

Hello,

while I am trying to connect sftp , I am getting below issue

Rebex.Net.SshException: Timeout exceeded while waiting for welcome message. Make sure you are connecting to an SSH or SFTP server. at Rebex.Net.SshSession.djelt() at Rebex.Net.SshSession.Negotiate() at Rebex.Net.Sftp.iizsj.kryou.pbfpa(kphac p0, Boolean p1) at Rebex.Net.Sftp.mfang(String p0, Int32 p1, SshParameters p2, kphac p3).

Answer 1

Please Make sure you are connecting to an SSH or SFTP server.

This error typically occurs when you are connecting to an FTP/SSL (often called FTPS) server. Please note that FTPS server is not able to communicate using SFTP protocol. For details please visit our Secure FTP, FTP/SSL, SFTP, FTPS, FTP, SCP... What's the difference? knowledge base.

If you are 100% sure that you are connecting to an SFTP server, please make sure that the network traffic is not blocked by a firewall. The error was raised because the client did not receive initial welcome message from the server.

You can use a network analyzer (such as Wireshark) to analyze network traffic.