I am running Bitcoin Core on Linux Mint, using a 1TB SSD. I typically get to around 50% sync, then I get stuck at 'Connecting to peers', and it appears that I am unable to connect to the network.

I have deleted my 'Blocks' and 'Chainstate' folders a couple of times, completely reinstalling Core, but the same problem occurs.

The debug log states the following:
2022-11-23T23:01:47Z connect() to 127.0.0.1:9050 failed after wait: Connection refused (111)

I have scoured the forum posts from various sources to no avail.

Any suggestions?