# I/O exception (org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException) **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [August 14, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-o-exception-org-apache-http-conn-httphostconnectexception/27394 "2015-08-14T12:59:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ashok](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashok)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-o-exception-org-apache-http-conn-httphostconnectexception/27394/1 "2015-08-14T12:59:14Z")
Hi, I am getting following error while executing logstash conf file. And i want to connect the server with protocal https to monitor the IBM wepsphere logs.But i don't have any option in protocol for https. _org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec execute_ _INFO: I/O exception (org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException) caught when processing request to {}-\>http://my\_address.com:9495: Connect to my\_address.com:9495 [my\_address.com] failed: Connection refused: connect org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec execute_ ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-o-exception-org-apache-http-conn-httphostconnectexception/27394/2 "2015-08-15T22:44:33Z")
Providing your config would he helpful. However it looks like you don't have access to that host and port, can you telnet to test? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-o-exception-org-apache-http-conn-httphostconnectexception/27394/3 "2017-07-06T05:31:53Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:31am UTC