# (ssh) error pinging servers **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [April 17, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-error-pinging-servers/15041 "2014-04-17T15:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Charbonneau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Daniel\_Charbonneau](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Charbonneau)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-error-pinging-servers/15041/1 "2014-04-17T15:23:08Z")
Hi, I’m trying to do perform a very basic hello world with a server, and I’m receiving an error that, after googling around, I’m still unsure how to handle. You can see the files and output here: [https://gist.github.com/novodinia/654ca856eecea4bf2f0b](https://gist.github.com/novodinia/654ca856eecea4bf2f0b) The SLASH in the file name is representative of a forward slash. Hope someone is able to spot the issue rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Sturdivant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Scott\_Sturdivant](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Sturdivant)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-error-pinging-servers/15041/2 "2014-04-17T16:31:12Z")
Is SSH running on port 2200? The output is showing that the connection is refused, implying that it’s not. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Charbonneau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Daniel\_Charbonneau](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Charbonneau)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-error-pinging-servers/15041/3 "2014-04-17T17:59:04Z")
Moved the gist here: [https://gist.github.com/novodinia/de249223eb1ede6af994](https://gist.github.com/novodinia/de249223eb1ede6af994) Thanks Scott! I needed to 1) boot the server (aye!) and 2) change the port in the inventory file to 22