Re: Problem to connect to the Windows Port

From: Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Cornelia Boenigk" <poppcorn(at)cornelia-boenigk(dot)de>, "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 21:15:23
Message-ID: 87n00k1bmc.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

> "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...

It's also possible that the postmaster is listening on a port other
than 5342...

-Doug
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--T. J. Jackson, 1863

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