That (java.net.SocketException: Connection reset) is a connectivity problem at your end. If you are behind a proxy, you need to setup it properly (look for the method proxy() in the WebDriverManager ...

But sometimes, it throws the above exception when calling downstream APIs. In the case of a GET request, it retries two times, gets same exception and in third retry, a successful response is returned ...

The error "Exception Java.Net.Socketexception Connection Reset" is almost always caused by internet-related issues, so rebooting your router may be enough to fix it.