Explanation of the WSAECONNREFUSED: Connection refused Problem

Usually, when people dig deeper about this issue, they get to resources like e.g. this one, which will make them even more confused about what is going on.

In the end, the explanation of this error is very simple:

This issue is present when SAP Server into which you are trying to log in, is not running yet!

This is more administration issue which may require to contact your SAP system administrator. 

So what to do in the situation when the SAP system is not running and getting you WSAECONNREFUSED: Connection refused error message? 

The solution depends if you need to connect to the SAP system which is:

• Local SAP System – If you are running it locally, make sure you go to your SAP server and start up your SAP system
• Remote SAP Access – If you are connecting to the SAP system running outside of your local machine, then contact your administrator with the screenshot of this error message.

Do YOU want to be in charge of solving this issue by yourself? 

Then you can run your own SAP system locally.

Either you are ABAP self-learner or already ABAP developer, it may be a great option for you to have your own local SAP system for either learning or prototyping your own ABAP solutions separately. 

This local system will enable you to safely play around with SAP system settings (such as solving WSAECONNREFUSED: Connection refused issue) or do complete coding.

To get your local system up and running you do have 2 options:

• MANUAL WAY – If you want to download and install your SAP system all by yourself, find more details on how to get your own local SAP system here in this step by step guide.

How to Install FREE SAP System – Part 1

• PRE-INSTALLED WAY – If you don’t have time to download tens of gigabytes of installation files, spend hours of installing it and setting it up, choose our ABAP Academy Fully Pre-Installed Local SAP System to download and run copy of our local system. 

Download and Run Your Fully Pre-Installed SAP System

This way you will become administrator of your own local system and error message like “WSAECONNREFUSED: Connection refused” will be in your charge of solving just by starting up your own local SAP system.