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

[NemoTR]

Issue Description

podman --version
podman.exe version 5.3.1

I am using remote client following this tutorial.
I used VScode to establish a SSH connection so it added an entry in the config file (C:\Users\UserName.ssh\config) like this:

Host 222.222.222.222
  HostName 222.222.222.222
  User UserName

After I did all the tutorial said, I tried podman ps:

PS > podman ps
Cannot connect to Podman. Please verify your connection to the Linux system using `podman system connection list`, or try `podman machine init` and `podman machine start` to manage a new Linux VM
Error: unable to connect to Podman socket: failed to connect: dial tcp :22: connectex: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

This problem was finally worked out as soon as I changed the config file entry as follows:

Host Server
  HostName 222.222.222.222
  User UserName

It seems that when resolving the URI, the ip string was recongnized as host name.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. follow this tutorial.
2. added an entry in the client config file (C:\Users\UserName.ssh\config) like this:

Host 222.222.222.222
  HostName 222.222.222.222
  User UserName

3. run podman ps at the client host

Describe the results you received

PS > podman ps
Cannot connect to Podman. Please verify your connection to the Linux system using `podman system connection list`, or try `podman machine init` and `podman machine start` to manage a new Linux VM
Error: unable to connect to Podman socket: failed to connect: dial tcp :22: connectex: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

Describe the results you expected

PS > podman ps
CONTAINER ID  IMAGE                           COMMAND               CREATED      STATUS      PORTS                 NAMES

podman info output

PS C:\Users\Nemo> podman info
host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.33.7
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpu
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon_2.1.10+ds1-1build2_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.10, commit: unknown'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 99.87
    systemPercent: 0.06
    userPercent: 0.08
  cpus: 32
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    codename: noble
    distribution: ubuntu
    version: "24.04"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2046
  hostname: sev-host
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.8.0-51-generic
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 230112788480
  memTotal: 236234702848
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns_1.4.0-5_amd64
      path: /usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.4.0
    package: netavark_1.4.0-4_amd64
    path: /usr/lib/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.4.0
  ociRuntime:
    name: runc
    package: runc_1.1.12-0ubuntu3.1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/runc
    version: |-
      runc version 1.1.12-0ubuntu3.1
      spec: 1.0.2-dev
      go: go1.22.2
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt_0.0~git20240220.1e6f92b-1_amd64
    version: |
      pasta unknown version
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: ""
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: true
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns_1.2.1-1build2_amd64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.1
      commit: 09e31e92fa3d2a1d3ca261adaeb012c8d75a8194
      libslirp: 4.7.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 8589930496
  swapTotal: 8589930496
  uptime: 3h 14m 47.00s (Approximately 0.12 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries: {}
store:
  configFile: /home/server/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 2
    paused: 0
    running: 1
    stopped: 1
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/server/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1966736678912
  graphRootUsed: 809979752448
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 2
  runRoot: /tmp/containers-user-1000/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /home/server/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 4.9.3
  Built: 0
  BuiltTime: Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.22.2
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 4.9.3

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

None

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

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