Re: ODBC and unknown i.p.

Mike,
Have you tried adding an entry for the entire Internet?
eg: IP: 127.0.0.1(could be anything) Mask: 0.0.0.0

Mike.(also)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Alford [mailto:mikea@syscon-intl.com]
> Sent: Monday, 10 February 2003 9:44 PM
> To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: [ADMIN] ODBC and unknown i.p.
>
>
> I am using postgres 7.3.1 on a slackware linux server and psqlodbc.exe
> version 07.02.0005. I am a novice at both linux and postgres
> administration.  We are in the process of converting from a
> SCO unix server
> with Ingres1.2 database to the aforementioned linux/postgres
> server. Our
> application is distributed to customers around the world and uses ODBC
> connections in VB applications. With our old system, we only
> had to be able
> to connect to the database server through ODBC and
> user/password security.
> It appears that there is another level with postgres--namely
> the addition
> of entries into pg_hba.conf, which include the i.p.and
> subnet. Since this
> is a distributed application, we have no way to know in
> advance what the ip
> and subnet of users at a given site will be, much less when a customer
> changes his local network. I tried a VB app without an entry
> in pg_hba.conf
> and failed, but succeed when the entry is added.
>
> Is there an easy way around the pg_hba.conf problem? If not,
> has anyone who
> has dealt with this issue have any suggestions?
> Do not try to solve all life's problems at once -- learn to dread each
> day as it comes.
>
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