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errors.but: add a note about firewalls.

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An irate user complained today that they wished we'd documented
firewalls as a possible cause of WSAECONNREFUSED, because it took them
ages to think of checking that. Fair enough.
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@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ Check that you are connecting with the correct protocol (SSH, Telnet,
etc), and check that the port number is correct. If that etc), and check that the port number is correct. If that
fails, consult the administrator of your server. fails, consult the administrator of your server.
This error can also be caused by a firewall in between you and the
server, which rejects the connection and sends back the same type of
error packet as the real server would have sent.
\H{errors-conntimedout} \q{Network error: Connection timed out} \H{errors-conntimedout} \q{Network error: Connection timed out}
This error means that the network connection PuTTY tried to make to This error means that the network connection PuTTY tried to make to