title: Django Python - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
body: <p>I have a Django python server in a <strong>virtual environment</strong> at the root of my hard drive. In the command line, when I activate the <code>env</code> and run <code>python manage.py 192.168.0.47:80</code> it starts the server normal (no migration notice or anything), but when I load the page from the browser (using <code>instancegaming.net</code> locally, which is in my servers host file and has worked fine in the past locally and remotely) <strong>it loads and loads forever</strong>, and when I go to the Django server window and do <code>Ctrl+C</code> it updates the console and gives me the following error. Keep in mind that this <code>env</code> is a <strong>fresh install</strong>, with no other site packages other than Django. I've had successfully ran servers before on the same server (<strong>Windows 10 64-bit</strong>) and with the same router config. </p>
  
  <p><strong>I've looked at other posts</strong> like this (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32057154/python-django-helpdesk-error-no-connection-could-be-made-because-the-target-mac">Python Django-Helpdesk Error: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it</a>) and a handful of others, but none of these seem to solve the problem. </p>
  
  <p>Console Window:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(env) C:\server\www&gt;python manage.py runserver 192.168.0.47:80
  Performing system checks...
  
  System check identified no issues (0 silenced).
  December 28, 2016 - 19:07:06
  Django version 1.10.4, using settings 'www.settings'
  Starting development server at http://192.168.0.47:80/
  Quit the server with CTRL-BREAK.
   Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 39, in inner
      response = get_response(request)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\utils\deprecation.py", line 136, in __call__
      response = self.get_response(request)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 41, in inner
      response = response_for_exception(request, exc)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 86, in response_for_exception
      response = handle_uncaught_exception(request, get_resolver(get_urlconf()), sys.exc_info())
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 124, in handle_uncaught_exception
      extra={'status_code': 500, 'request': request},
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1308, in error
      self._log(ERROR, msg, args, **kwargs)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1415, in _log
      self.handle(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1425, in handle
      self.callHandlers(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1487, in callHandlers
      hdlr.handle(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 855, in handle
      self.emit(record)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\utils\log.py", line 121, in emit
      self.send_mail(subject, message, fail_silently=True, html_message=html_message)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\utils\log.py", line 124, in send_mail
      mail.mail_admins(subject, message, *args, connection=self.connection(), **kwargs)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\__init__.py", line 103, in mail_admins
      mail.send(fail_silently=fail_silently)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\message.py", line 342, in send
      return self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\backends\smtp.py", line 100, in send_messages
      new_conn_created = self.open()
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\backends\smtp.py", line 58, in open
      self.connection = connection_class(self.host, self.port, **connection_params)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 251, in __init__
      (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 335, in connect
      self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 306, in _get_socket
      self.source_address)
    File "c:\python\Lib\socket.py", line 711, in create_connection
      raise err
    File "c:\python\Lib\socket.py", line 702, in create_connection
      sock.connect(sa)
  ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
  
  During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
  
   Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "c:\python\Lib\wsgiref\handlers.py", line 137, in run
      self.result = application(self.environ, self.start_response)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\wsgi.py", line 170, in __call__
      response = self.get_response(request)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 124, in get_response
      response = self._middleware_chain(request)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 41, in inner
      response = response_for_exception(request, exc)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 86, in response_for_exception
      response = handle_uncaught_exception(request, get_resolver(get_urlconf()), sys.exc_info())
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 124, in handle_uncaught_exception
      extra={'status_code': 500, 'request': request},
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1308, in error
      self._log(ERROR, msg, args, **kwargs)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1415, in _log
      self.handle(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1425, in handle
      self.callHandlers(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 1487, in callHandlers
      hdlr.handle(record)
    File "c:\python\Lib\logging\__init__.py", line 855, in handle
      self.emit(record)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\utils\log.py", line 121, in emit
      self.send_mail(subject, message, fail_silently=True, html_message=html_message)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\utils\log.py", line 124, in send_mail
      mail.mail_admins(subject, message, *args, connection=self.connection(), **kwargs)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\__init__.py", line 103, in mail_admins
      mail.send(fail_silently=fail_silently)
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\message.py", line 342, in send
      return self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\backends\smtp.py", line 100, in send_messages
      new_conn_created = self.open()
    File "C:\server\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\mail\backends\smtp.py", line 58, in open
      self.connection = connection_class(self.host, self.port, **connection_params)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 251, in __init__
      (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 335, in connect
      self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
    File "c:\python\Lib\smtplib.py", line 306, in _get_socket
      self.source_address)
    File "c:\python\Lib\socket.py", line 711, in create_connection
      raise err
    File "c:\python\Lib\socket.py", line 702, in create_connection
      sock.connect(sa)
  ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
  [28/Dec/2016 19:08:15] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 500 59
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My <strong>settings.py</strong>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import os
  
  # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
  BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
  
  
  # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
  # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/deployment/checklist/
  
  # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
  SECRET_KEY = ''
  
  # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
  DEBUG = False
  
  ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
      '.instancegaming.net',
  ]
  
  
  # Application definition
  
  INSTALLED_APPS = [
      'django.contrib.admin',
      'django.contrib.auth',
      'django.contrib.contenttypes',
      'django.contrib.sessions',
      'django.contrib.messages',
      'django.contrib.staticfiles',
      'home',
  ]
  
  MIDDLEWARE = [
      'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
      'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
      'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
      'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
      'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
      'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
      'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
  ]
  
  ROOT_URLCONF = 'www.urls'
  
  TEMPLATES = [
      {
          'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
          'DIRS': [],
          'APP_DIRS': True,
          'OPTIONS': {
              'context_processors': [
                  'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                  'django.template.context_processors.request',
                  'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                  'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
              ],
          },
      },
  ]
  
  WSGI_APPLICATION = 'www.wsgi.application'
  
  
  # Database
  # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#databases
  
  DATABASES = {
      'default': {
          'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
          'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
      }
  }
  
  
  # Password validation
  # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
  
  AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
      {
          'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
      },
      {
          'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
      },
      {
          'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
      },
      {
          'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
      },
  ]
  
  
  # Internationalization
  # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/i18n/
  
  LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
  
  TIME_ZONE = 'MST'
  
  USE_I18N = True
  
  USE_L10N = True
  
  USE_TZ = True
  
  ADMINS = (('Jacob J','jacoblj3333@gmail.com'))
  
  MANAGERS = ADMINS
  
  STATICFILES_DIRS = (
      'C:/server/web/static/',
  )
  STATIC_ROOT = 'C:/server/Apache2/htdocs/cdn/main/'
  STATIC_URL = 'http://instancegaming.net:81/cdn/main/'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The console error loops on forever anytime I update the console log (for instance, pressing enter or doing <code>Ctrl+C</code>.)</p>
  
  <p>When I go to <strong>canyouseeme.org</strong>, on port 80 when the server is running, it says <strong>it can see the service</strong>. Additionally, I have a clean Apache 2 server running on port <code>:81</code> that works completely fine both locally and remotely. Additionally, when I run a python script to simply check port 80, it gives the same (simplified) error as above. </p>
  
  <p>Port checker script:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    import socket
  s = socket.socket()
  address = '127.0.0.1' # or 192.168.0.47
  port = 80  # port number is a number, not string
  try:
      s.connect((address, port)) 
      # originally, it was 
      # except Exception, e: 
      # but this syntax is not supported anymore. 
  except Exception as e: 
      print("something's wrong with %s:%d. Exception is %s" % (address, port, e))
  finally:
      s.close()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Which returns the following,</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>[WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Lastly, I've tried to make a clean <code>env</code> with Django hoping it would change something, but it to, a fresh, out of the box copy gave the exact same error.</p>