Re: pg_hba.conf

From: "C(dot) Bensend" <benny(at)bennyvision(dot)com>
To: mike(at)thegodshalls(dot)com
Cc: lsanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_hba.conf
Date: 2004-05-27 03:35:47
Message-ID: 54543.63.227.74.41.1085628969.squirrel@webmail.stinkweasel.net
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> I had setup my pg_hba.conf originally like this:
>
> host all all 10.15.0.0 255.255.255.0 trust
>
>
> I was under the impression that the .0 was supposed to be equivalent to
> a wildcard entry so that any connection from 10.15 would be able to
> connect. This was not so. By changing my pg_hba.conf to this:
>
> host all all 10.15.13.0 255.255.255.0 trust
>
> I was able to connect successfully. The .0 works as a wildcard entry
> for the last part but not the one prior.

Yes, when your subnet mask is set for a /24, that's correct.

Your first attempt above allowed connections for anything in the
10.15.0/24 subnet (which 10.15.13 is not a part of).

Benny

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