Connection failure message trying to run my ruby file

Ruby
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Hi All,
When I am trying to run an ruby automation script, i get
connection failed error.please check below for complete stacktrace.

D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:564:in `initialize’: A
connection atte

mpt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a
period o

f time, or established connection failed because connected host has
failed to re

spond. - connect(2) (Errno::ETIMEDOUT)

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:564:in `open'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:564:in `connect'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:48:in `timeout'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:564:in `connect'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:557:in `do_start'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:546:in `start'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1044:in `request'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:781:in `get'

    from

D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/Selenium-1.1.14/lib/seleniu

m/openqa/selenium.rb:170:in `do_command’

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout'

    from D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout'

    from

D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/Selenium-1.1.14/lib/seleniu

m/openqa/selenium.rb:158:in `do_command’

    from

D:/Selenium/RUBY/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/Selenium-1.1.14/lib/seleniu

m/openqa/selenium.rb:180:in `get_string’

Let me know if more information is required on this front.

Cheers