What can be the reasons of connection refused errors?

There could be many reasons, but the most common are:

  1. The port is not open on the destination machine.
  2. The port is open on the destination machine, but its backlog of pending connections is full.
  3. A firewall between the client and server is blocking access (also check local firewalls).

After checking for firewalls and that the port is open, use telnet to connect to the ip/port to test connectivity. This removes any potential issues from your application.

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