Cisco Switch SSH conencting issue – port 22: Connection refused

If you encounter switch working find, and you not able to SSH device

here are the steps to follow ;

Ping the device where you trying to SSH

ping 10.10.9.3

PING 10.10.9.3 (10.10.9.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.10.9.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=254 time=2.13 ms
64 bytes from 10.10.9.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=254 time=1.76 ms
64 bytes from 10.10.9.3: icmp_seq=3 ttl=254 time=1.83 ms

SSH Testing

ssh cisco@10.10.9.3

ssh: connect to host 10.10.9.3 port 22: Connection refused

check some setting at switch see SSH configured as expected :

VTY Lines config ok

Username and password :

SSH config

here is the tips, check show ip ssh give you information, what is wrong : (NONE)

This is the problem : (How to fix it) – follow below config commands :

Check now :

Let’s test from client-side : (By ssh to device)

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