Problems with my SSH Access

Check that the linode is running and that you have the correct IP address and port number 22.

@LouWestin had a great recommendation!

A brand new Linode may take a few minutes to finish being created and booted. During this time you may not be able to ssh into the Linode.

You can see the Linode's progress in your dashboard, and you can use the Lish console to watch the process if you like. We also recommend ensuring that your Auto-configure Networking setting is enabled in your configuration profile to ensure that your interfaces are properly configured.

If the Linode is running with Auto-configure Networking enabled, you can use the lish console to configure secure access to your Linode or review your iptables. To test your ssh connection again, use the following to gather more data about the problem, replacing 1.2.3.4 with your IP address:

$ ssh -vvv root@1.2.3.4

We hope that helps. If you encounter further issues despite these troubleshooting steps, feel free to post more information or errors here.

I keep getting this error when ever i try accessing my server using the ssh access here is the error: ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer