Boost ASIO connect failing

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I want to do a simple C++ web get using boost asio

I started by using this as an example http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/doc/html/boost_asio/example/ssl/client.cpp

but I keep getting messages like this

Connect failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

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c++sslcurlboostboost-asio
isn't verify_client_once a server-side option? I've always used the option default_workarounds on the client which has worked. - Richard Hodges
I changed it to use verify_peer like the example and added the default_workarounds option like you suggested but still I see the same behavior. - Jim

1 Answers

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This is embarrassing, the issue was a typo in the hostname. When referencing an invalid hostname you can get this error message:

No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

Putting this answer here in case someone else encounters the same bone headed mistake