What is a connection refused error?

How do I fix connection refused error?

To try and resolve the ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED message, you can:1Check to see whether the page itself has gone down.2Restart your router.3Clear your browser's cache.4Assess your proxy settings and adjust them as needed.5Temporarily disable antivirus and firewall software.6Flush your DNS cache.7Change your DNS address.

What causes a connection refused error?

The two most common causes of this are: Misconfiguration, such as where a user has mistyped the port number, or is using stale information about what port the service they require is running on. A service error, such as where the service that should be listening on a port has crashed or is otherwise unavailable.

What does it mean when Connection Refused?

The "Connection Refused" error essentially means that the computer is not accepting connections to the requested IP address and port. "Connection refused" can be caused by a firewall which is blocking connection requests.