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  • Firewall get turned on? SSH server not running? Lots of things can cause this. Commented Dec 16, 2014 at 18:24
  • I'd Imagine. But what specifically? Throw me some bones here, I'm kinda dumbfounded.
    – Tom Granot
    Commented Dec 16, 2014 at 18:25
  • Did you check the System Log in the AWS console? From the EC2 Instances screen, click the Action button and then "Instance Settings", "Get System Log". Look for any error there. Commented Dec 16, 2014 at 20:10
  • Not sure what to look for exactly. It's a HUGE log.
    – Tom Granot
    Commented Dec 16, 2014 at 21:59
  • Do you see anything related to OpenSSH? You should at least see a line like this:Starting OpenSSH server [ OK ] Commented Dec 16, 2014 at 22:01