Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
> "Cornelia Boenigk" <poppcorn@cornelia-boenigk.de> writes:
>> C:\>psql -h 192.168.1.8 -U postgres -d minitest
>> psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused
>> Is the server running on host "192.168.1.8" and accepting
>> TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
>
> "Connection refused" suggests that you've got a firewall-type problem,
> ie the operating system is rejecting the connection rather than letting
> the postmaster receive it. Check packet filtering rules...
It's also possible that the postmaster is listening on a port other
than 5342...
-Doug
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