ssh: connect to host myremotehost.com port 22: Connection refused

Just to share. (might be with different configuration)

In my case, I found that that error can happen because I have not install openssh-server in the other machine.

After I install openssh-server in the other machine, the problem:

ssh: connect to host 192.168.XXX.XXX port 22: Connection refused

is solved.

First check openssh-server installed in that system.
check the status of ssh service, make ssh service start.
```
sudo service ssh status    
sudo service ssh start
```
Check iptables in that system that port 22 is blocked. Just allow port in iptables and then check.
```
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport ssh -j ACCEPT
```
Else change port number of ssh from 22 to 2222 by editing
```
vi etc/ssh/sshd_config    
/etc/init.d/ssh restart.
```

Your ISP may block connections to port 22 (nothing you or your router can do about it). Just set SSHd to run on a different port, e.g. 2222.

In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, change Port 22 to Port 2222 and then sudo service ssh restart. Port forward 2222 (or whatever), and try again.

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