No sorry I mistoke the option in /etc/ssh/ssh_config, the bug is still here. This is the -vvv trace: mik@goa:~$ ssh root@10.31.192.11 Last login: Mon Mar 5 15:53:40 2007 from goa.fastwebit.ofc Linux carlinux 2.6.17-11-386 #2 Thu Feb 1 19:50:13 UTC 2007 i686 / ____/____ _ _____ / /(_)____ __ __ _ __ / __ \ / ___/ / / / __ `// ___// // // __ \ / / / /| |/_/ / / / / \__ \ / /___ / /_/ // / / // // / / // /_/ /_> < / /_/ /_ ___/ /_ \____/ \__,_//_/ /_//_//_/ /_/ \__,_//_/|_| \____/(_)/____/(_) root@carlinux:~# logout Connection to 10.31.192.11 closed. mik@goa:~$ ssh mmarcucc@10.30.68.35 mmarcucc@10.30.68.35's password: mik@goa:~$ mik@goa:~$ mik@goa:~$ ssh -vvv mmarcucc@10.30.68.35 OpenSSH_4.3p2 Debian-8ubuntu1, OpenSSL 0.9.8c 05 Sep 2006 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to 10.30.68.35 [10.30.68.35] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/mik/.ssh/identity type -1 debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /home/mik/.ssh/id_rsa. debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'Proc-Type:' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'DEK-Info:' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug3: key_read: missing whitespace debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----END' debug3: key_read: missing keytype debug1: identity file /home/mik/.ssh/id_rsa type 1 debug1: identity file /home/mik/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_3.9p1 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH_3.* debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3p2 Debian-8ubuntu1 debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK debug1: An invalid name was supplied Cannot determine realm for numeric host address debug1: An invalid name was supplied A parameter was malformed Validation error debug1: An invalid name was supplied Cannot determine realm for numeric host address debug1: An invalid name was supplied A parameter was malformed Validation error debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour128,arcfour256,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,