Re: Can't connect from computer on network.

Hi.

I think setting Listen_address to *, does not necessary allows all connections but allows your PostgreSQL server to support TCP/IP connections. So, leave it as it is.

In order to apply control over what machine IP addresses should connect remotely to your server; specify the IP addresses in the pg_hba.conf file.

e.g

# TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD

 Host     <DBname>    DKing        192.168.2.102                 <Specifies user Authentication>

Make sure you restart your PostgreSQL serve after performing the above.

Hope this helps.

Makgati.

Hi list,

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:

listen_addresses = '*'

in my postgresql.conf file. But I can't connect if I have:

listen_addresses = 'localhost, 192.168.2.102'

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.

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?

Thanks a lot for the help.

Dan