Putty error: Server unexpectedly closed network connection

[gboyce at badbelly.com (gboyce)]

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Bill Horne wrote:

> Neither one: if I telnet to port 22, it times out after about 8 seconds, with 
> the message "Connection to host lost". You may verify this by trying 
> billhorne.homelinux.org.

When I try the connection is established, but then drops after a few 
seconds.

telnet billhorne.homelinux.org 22
Trying 66.92.86.246...
Connected to billhorne.homelinux.org.
Escape character is '^]'.

Connection closed by foreign host.