Re: Problem to connect to the Windows Port

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Cornelia Boenigk" <poppcorn(at)cornelia-boenigk(dot)de>
Cc: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, "pgsql-general" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem to connect to the Windows Port
Date: 2004-08-24 21:07:06
Message-ID: 12022.1093381626@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Cornelia Boenigk" <poppcorn(at)cornelia-boenigk(dot)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...

regards, tom lane

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