Issue
I was using a Mac to ssh into my ec2 instance, I am now using a Windows laptop and I cannot connect to the ec2 instance, any recommendations? I have followed the instructions using Putty but it still does not connect. I have even tried using MobaXterm to ssh into my a Ubuntu machine and then ssh from there and that still does not work either. I receive timeout errors in both cases. I have also checked the VPC and Subnets and everything in the route table is connected to each other how it should be. The Mac connection still works but I am just having trouble connecting through the Windows machine (using Putty).
Solution
The following is a helpful walk through guide: https://www2.linuxacademy.com/howtoguides/17385-use-putty-to-access-ec2-linux-instances-via-ssh-from-windows/
- Ensure that you transform the .pem to a .ppk file using PuttyGen found here: https://www.ssh.com/ssh/putty/windows/puttygen#sec-PuTTYgen-download-and-install
- Note: the user you login as by default one of the following:
•For an Amazon Linux AMI, the user name is ec2-user.
•For a RHEL AMI, the user name is ec2-user or root.
•For an Ubuntu AMI, the user name is ubuntu or root.
•For a Centos AMI, the user name is centos.
•For a Fedora AMI, the user name is ec2-user.
•For SUSE, the user name is ec2-user or root.
•Otherwise, if ec2-user and root don’t work, check with the AMI provider.
- Open Putty and add your the [email protected] (replace with your ec2's IP) to the host section
- use port 22
- Click the 'Auth' section on the right panel and select your .ppk file
- Go back to the 'Session' section and click 'open'
Answered By - Thomas Burke
