Java sockets - java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect

Question

I\'ve created a simple chat program which communicates using sockets. Everything works fine when I\'m running it on localhost. However, the problems occur when I try to link

Answer 1

Have a look at the answers to: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused

My first suspicion however would be a firewall issue.....

Answer 2

Is your client on same LAN as your server? I think you should re-check IP address / host name and port number to which your client is connecting.