# MAUTIC Connection Refused on Local PC

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-connection-refused-on-local-pc/33765>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-connection-refused-on-local-pc/33765 "2024-10-10T01:33:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-connection-refused-on-local-pc/33765/1 "2024-10-10T01:33:24Z")

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I’ve set up MAUTIC on my local zombie PC and am trying to enable port forwarding for external access. However, when I try to connect using the provided URL (local\_ip.ddev.site), I get an error saying the connection is refused.

It’s not an issue with the firewall or port forwarding on my end, as RDP is working fine. Something seems to be blocking access to the MAUTIC instance running on the zombie PC. I’ve already made several attempts to troubleshoot, including:

- Editing the `config.yaml` file
- Adding a new firewall rule to allow all traffic through
- Restarting DDEV multiple times
- Enabling host networking in Docker

But the issue persists.