Vscode: Remote-SSH connecting stuck: "Confirming that {Host} is reachable..."

[shanehou]

• VSCode Version:
  Version: 1.34.0-insider (system setup)
  Commit: 473af338e1bd9ad4d9853933da1cd9d5d9e07dc9
  Date: 2019-05-01T00:22:05.899Z
  Electron: 3.1.8
  Chrome: 66.0.3359.181
  Node.js: 10.2.0
  V8: 6.6.346.32
  OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17134
• OS Version:
  Windows 10 1803

SSH config (example):

Host devhost
    User shanehou
    HostName 100.200.100.200
    Port 3456

Then I clicked to "Connect to Host in New Window", but it kept saying "Confirming that devhost is reachable..."

[shanehou]

Got it. Need to set remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal to true

[pc-robelbois]

@shanehou Thanks

IMO this should be yes by default, without @shanehou hint I would still be stuck.

[cljk]

Is there a possibility to set the password or copy and paste it?
I use a password manager and my passwords are kind of complex... and not typable manually...

[primoz-k]

@shanehou Thanks

IMO this should be yes by default, without @shanehou hint I would still be stuck.

I agree, I thought there is something wrong with my connection configuration.

[GregWoods]

So glad I came across this. I agree it should be default to have the prompt come up when needed.
But as to saving passwords, most SSH clients don't allow this (or strongly discourage it) in favour of using SSH keys.