Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance X1050 Troubleshooting Guide

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What does [Errno 61] Connection refused mean?
Document ID: 118254
Aug 12, 2014
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Introduction
Background Information
Introduction
This document describes details about error message "Errno 61".
Contributed by Stephan Fiebrandt and Chris Haag, Cisco TAC Engineers.
Background Information
There a couple of different "Errno" messages possible when an Cisco Email Security appliance is unable to
deliver a message due to a network error. Errno 61 indicates that there is no server active at the destination IP.
If you powered down your appliance and attempted to deliver mail to it from another Cisco Content Security
Appliance, this is the log message.
Connection Error: DCID: 15242613 IP: 192.168.1.1 port: 25 details: [Errno
61] Connection refused interface: 1.1.1.1 reason: network error
If the connection is being TCPREFUSED, you'll see Errno 54.
Updated: Aug 12, 2014
Document ID: 118254