If you are receiving a ‘connection refused’ error message, the following steps can help troubleshoot the issue:
Verify the remote server name or IP address is correct.
Verify that the appropriate service is running on the remote server.
Check if a firewall or other network security mechanisms are blocking the connection.
Verify that the server ports used by the service are open and are reachable from the client machine.
Restart both the server and the client machine to clear any connection-related problems.
