I'm still being not clear of what you mean by: >with SSH, the server will send a version string upon connection (and expects the client to do the same). Say f

I'm still being not clear of what you mean by: >with SSH, the server will send a version string upon connection (and expects the client to do the same). Say for example if I do: ssh some.machine.com I'm (being the client ) call the ssh port ( server ) running on the some.machine.com, right? If thats the case, client is who starting the conversation right? Correct me if I'm wrong.