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Posted by Yngve Høiseth
Yngve Høiseth
12,473 Points

Vagrant SSH: ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer

I'm unable to log in to Vagrant using SSH. When I run vagrant ssh from inside the Homestead directory, I get the error message ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer.

There's also a Connection timeout error when I run vagrant up. I use Ctrl + C to cancel the vagrant up command due to these errors. I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 on my computer. Here's the output from my terminal:

y@y-ThinkPad-T420s:~/Homestead$ vagrant up
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Checking if box 'laravel/homestead' is up to date...
==> default: Clearing any previously set forwarded ports...
==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
==> default: Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
    default: Adapter 1: nat
    default: Adapter 2: hostonly
==> default: Forwarding ports...
    default: 80 => 8000 (adapter 1)
    default: 3306 => 33060 (adapter 1)
    default: 5432 => 54320 (adapter 1)
    default: 22 => 2222 (adapter 1)
==> default: Running 'pre-boot' VM customizations...
==> default: Booting VM...
==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
    default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:2222
    default: SSH username: vagrant
    default: SSH auth method: private key
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
    default: Warning: Connection timeout. Retrying...
^C==> default: Waiting for cleanup before exiting...
Vagrant exited after cleanup due to external interrupt.
y@y-ThinkPad-T420s:~/Homestead$ vagrant ssh
ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer
Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points
Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points

Did you ever figure this out? I'm getting the same error myself

Yngve Høiseth
Yngve Høiseth
12,473 Points

Yeah. The problem was caused by virtualization being disabled in my computer's BIOS.

Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points
Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points

Interesting. I'm curious, how did you go about fixing it?

Yngve Høiseth
Yngve Høiseth
12,473 Points

I did the following:

  1. I restarted my computer.
  2. Before the operating system started up, I followed the onscreen instructions to enter the BIOS.
  3. I found the option to enable virtualization under the "Security" section.
  4. I enabled virtualization.
  5. I saved and exited BIOS.
  6. The operating system loaded, and I could now run "vagrant up" without any errors.

I hope this helps.

Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points
Shane McC
Shane McC
3,005 Points

Hi

Thanks, I followed your instructions but my computer dosen't have the "virtualization" option. Any tips on maybe where it is?

http://tinyurl.com/pypnflc http://scm22ri.smugmug.com/Other/BIOS/44847656_HSqcbM#!i=3597629985&k=mPbFc9b&lb=1&s=A

Yngve Høiseth
Yngve Høiseth
12,473 Points

Not all computers have the option to disable virtualization. But you could try performing a web search for "[computer model] virtualization" or "[computer model] virtualization bios".

If your computer doesn't have this option, your problem is probably caused by something else.