Re: Can't connect from computer on network.

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I think setting Listen_address to *, does
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In order to apply control over what
> machine IP addresses should connect remotely to your server; specify the IP
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e.g
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# TYPE  DATABASE    USER       
> CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD
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 Host     <DBname>    DKing       
> 192.168.2.102                 <Specifies user Authentication>
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Make sure you restart your PostgreSQL
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Hope this helps.
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Makgati.
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Hi list,
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> I am using postgresql 8.2 on Ubuntu Gutsy. I am attempting to connect to my
> database on one computer from another computer on my network. I can connect to
> the database if I have:
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> listen_addresses = '*'
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> in my postgresql.conf file. But I can't connect if I have:
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> listen_addresses = 'localhost, 192.168.2.102'
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> in my postgresql.conf file. The computer that is assigned 192.168.2.102 is the computer I am attempting
> to connect from that works with the * but not with an assigned IP address. I
> understand that having a * allows all connections but I am attempting to
> restrict this so only a certain computer can access the database.
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> Does anyone know why I can't connect to the database from another computer when
> specifying the IP address in 'listen_addresses' and how to fix my problem?
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> Thanks a lot for the help.
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> Dan
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