Tom Arthurs <tarthurs@jobflash.com> writes:
> Did you change this in your postgresql.conf:
> listen_addresses = '*'
> it defaults only to localhost
Also, you might need to change kernel packet filtering rules to allow
traffic to port 5432 to get through the firewall. "Connection refused"
indicates either that the postmaster is not listening on port 5432
(see above) or the kernel is bouncing the packet before it gets there.
regards, tom lane