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I am a beginner in hacking. I have been trying to hack Windows XP using the netapi exploit in metasploit, but every time, in the end, I get an error:
Exploit failed [unreachable]: Rex::ConnectionRefused The connection was refused
Exploit completed but no session was created.
I even tried turning off the firewall and tried to ping my XP machine with kali and it was doing it well. Can someone help me with this problem?
Check that the remote port has been set correctly before running the exploit.
In Metasploit, run the “options” command and look for the RPORT value.
Also check that the netapi service is actually listening on the network interface you are directing the attack at. You can use the “netstat” command in Windows for this.
