Re: Remote access

From: Tino Schwarze <postgresql@tisc.de>
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Remote access
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Date: Friday, 5 December, 2008, 12:53 AM

Hi,

> I am getting this error when I try to access the database in another
computer within the same network.
> 
> could not connect to server: Connection timed out (0x0000274C/10060). Is
the server running on host "XX.XX.XX.XX" and accepting TCP/IP
connections on port 5432?
> 
[...]

> My postgresql.conf file line:
> 
>listen_addresses = '*'

correct.

> Netstat details:
> TCP    127.0.0.1:5432        
0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING

Not correct. It should display 0.0.0.0:5432. Did you restart postgres
after you changed postgresql.conf?

> I have disabled all the firewall. Can someone help me with this error?

Connection timed out sounds like a firewall dropping packets, though. It
should be "Connection refused". But try to make it listen on 0.0.0.0
first.

HTH,

Tino.

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