PuTTY Common Errors and Fixes
Error#0: ————————— PuTTY Fatal Error ————————— Network error: Connection refused ————————— OK ————————— Cause: When you are trying to SSH to any of server, you get above error for which the most common cause if a typo in the server name/IP-address. In case, if you have typed the IP-address/hostname just right, you would receive another error which says “Connection Timed Out” Fix: Ensure you typed the proper hostname/IP-address. For hostnames, the DNS resolution should fetch a proper/intended and valid host IP-address that you want to connect to.
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