In case that you are trying to connect to your own server from the same PC you work on, you have to conect to localhost (127.0.0.1) NOT to yor internet-IP, this is only for other users. You cannot connect to your own Internet-IP, you would need a special kind of router, to avoid a so called "callback" or "loopback" - dont remember the name.
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