PuTTY Common Errors and Fixes

Error#0:

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PuTTY Fatal Error
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Network error: Connection refused
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OK  
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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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