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I built a Virtual Ubuntu 14.04 server on VMWare Player v7.1.2 build-2780323 (latest update), according to the process here, with no errors observed. According to docs, I should be able to open a browser to http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost and see the Ubuntu status page.

When I tried using an up-to-date Chrome browser, I got this error: "This webpage is not available ... ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED". I also had the same result using MS IE and FireFox (both are at latest release level).

I have reviewed all items on this site related to "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED", "unable to connect", and other related terms. I followed up many leads, none helped. I've also looked at all the available logs and don't see anything useful there, either.

So, any suggestions? I'd welcome additional paths to follow. I suspect there is something very simple and basic causing the problem, but I sure don't see it.

TIA for your inputs.

DVH

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You need to forward the port to your virtual server. According to HowToGeek,

  1. Open the Manage Virtual Networks item.
  2. Click on the NAT tab, and click Edit.
  3. Click Port Forwarding.
  4. Enter your host port, and the IP address and port of the virtual server.

In the example, they forwarded port 8080 to port 80 on the virtual machine, which means that http://localhost:8080 would load your virtual server.

Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/vmware/allow-access-to-a-vmware-virtual-machinenat-from-another-computer/

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