Silly network issue - cannot connect from one device

Silly networking issue:
All other devices on network can ssh / have server Proxy access to squid on / etc
My own laptop receives following message when using putty to access server:
Network error: Connection refused.
Have checked / disabled / edited / exorcised the firewall -> no change
Have done the same for all putty, etc ... only on this one XP workstation.
However can ping.

Jeremy Stagg wrote:
> Silly networking issue:
> All other devices on network can ssh / have server Proxy access to squid
> on / etc
> My own laptop receives following message when using putty to access server:
> Network error: Connection refused.
> Have checked / disabled / edited / exorcised the firewall -> no change
> Have done the same for all putty, etc ... only on this one XP workstation.
> However can ping.
Have you disabled the firewall ON THE LAPTOP?

Have you done
start
run
cmd
telnet 'ip address of server' 22