> -----Original Message-----
> From: David S. Moore [mailto:davidseldonmoore@comcast.net]
> Sent: 30 November 2003 22:56
> To: pgadmin-support@postgresql.org
> Subject: [pgadmin-support] PGAdmin III
>
> Whenever I try to use PGAdmin III to connect to my PostGreSQL
> 7.4 database, I get "Connection Refused". Here's the exact
> error from my pgadmin.log file:
>
> 2003-11-30 14:35:45 ERROR : Error connecting to the server:
> could not connect to server: Connection refused
> Is the server running on host 127.0.0.1 and accepting
> TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
>
<snip>
> What more do I need to do to get PGAdmin III to recognize my database?
Hi David,
From your machine, what happens if you run:
telnet 127.0.0.1 5432
From a command prompt, and then hit return a couple of times? You should
see something like:
EFATAL: invalid length of startup packet
Connection to host lost.
Regards, Dave.