PuTTY Fatal Error: expected key exchange group packet from server

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to ssh using Putty. Getting error as follows :
PuTTY Fatal Error: expected key exchange group packet from server
  • This error is specific to Putty and ssh login from terminal to terminal does work fine.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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