# Unable to establish connection to server: Connection refused **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support & Bugs\ **Created:** [March 1, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552 "2015-03-01T15:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Vasily)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/1 "2015-03-01T15:23:53Z")
Hello. I used to play this game In Russian Federation on this laptop. But now I can not play. Currently I am in Germany. (I do not know if the location affects for working) When I try to connect there is the following error: - Unable to establish connection to server: Connection refused: connect I would like you to help me. Thanks in support Model: Sony Vaio PCG 31312V OS: Windows 7 CPU: AMD E-450 APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics 1.65 GHz Memory: 2GB VASSAL: 3.1.19 Java: 1.6.0\_16 Module: Game of Thrones 1.30 ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/2 "2015-03-01T16:02:44Z")
Thus spake Vasily: > Hello. > > I used to play this game In Russian Federation on this laptop. > But now I can not play. Currently I am in Germany. (I do not know if the > location affects for working) > > When I try to connect there is the following error: > \_\_ - Unable to establish connection to server: Connection > refused: connect\_\_ > > I would like you to help me. > Thanks in support > > Model: Sony Vaio PCG 31312V > OS: Windows 7 > CPU: AMD E-450 APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics 1.65 GHz > Memory: 2GB > VASSAL: 3.1.19 > Java: 1.6.0\_16 > Module: Game of Thrones 1.30 There’s nothing particualr to Germany which should be causing you a problem. (I lived in Germany myself until October of last year.) Are you behind a firewall which is blocking you? Does this happen on every network you connect to? – J. ---
**Author:** ![Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Vasily)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/3 "2015-03-01T16:26:53Z")
My firewall is off. What do you mean on every network? ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/4 "2015-03-01T17:02:39Z")
Thus spake Vasily: > What do you mean on every network? You could connect your laptop to different networks. I assume that you’re using wireless, since you said you’re using a laptop. Are you having trouble connecting to our server via one particular network, or via every one you try? – J. ---
**Author:** ![Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@Vasily](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Vasily)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/5 "2015-03-01T19:24:54Z")
I did not try to use other network because I have only one here. You think that it can be a problem with a network? ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/unable-to-establish-connection-to-server-connection-refused/7552/6 "2015-03-01T19:43:51Z")
Thus spake Vasily: > I did not try to use other network because I have only one here. > You think that it can be a problem with a network? It definitely could be. Successfully connecting with the same laptop over a different network makes it less likely that your laptop is the problem. Failing to connect with the same laptop over a different network makes me suspect that the problem is your laptop. Either way, you learn something which helps you localize the problem. – J.