Can not monitor Solaris 9 OS stats via ssh but telnet works

Can not monitor OS stats via ssh but telnet works.
The monior runs on linux, The server will not respond to a ping so we monitor port 23 to simulate it is the config file. From a shell on the monitor system we can ssh and connect to the target server. The proper shell teminating charater is being used, The weblogic rmi is working fine , all using the same IP. Passing cleartest pws is a violation of security and would not be allowed for the long term. Any ideas fellows? Which of the log files should show the process when the monitor is being added? BTW shen using ssh as the protocol the create monitor simply hangs.