Computer Tips - Why do I get "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host"

Date: 2005jun29 OS: Linux Q. Why do I get "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host" when trying to secure shell (ssh) from Linux? What's it mean? A. We got it once when the host (ie computer running sshd) had our IP-Address in /etc/hosts.deny. There may be other causes.