From: 7stud -- Date: 2012-10-21T08:50:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Socket help, getting Errno::ECONNREFUSED Well, the first thing I would try is using a much higher port number, say something over 12,000 so you aren't in conflict with a reserved port. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.