ssh: Could not resolve hostname [hostname]: nodename nor servname provided, or not known

Question

I am trying to set up a VPN with a Raspberry Pi, and the first step is gaining the ability to ssh into the device from outside my local network. For whatever re

Answer 1

In my case I was trying ssh like this

ssh pedro@192.168.2.179:22 

when the correct format is:

ssh pedro@192.168.2.179 -p 22