BUG #1255: cannot connect remotely

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      1255
Logged by:          Daniel Hofer

Email address:      danhofer@austin.rr.com

PostgreSQL version: 8.0 Beta

Operating system:   w2k server sp4

Description:        cannot connect remotely

Details:

PostGreSQL 8.0-beta2-dev3, pgAdminIII V1.2.0 Beta 1 or EMS Postgresql
Manager Professional for Windows 2.5.5.2

Error connecting to the server. Could not connect to server: Connection
refused(0x0000274D/10061) Is the server running on host "63.140.51.148" and
accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

Getting msg on a win2k Professional pc trying to connect to the Win2k
Server.

Started postgresql service on server with -i parameter & in pg_hba file on
server have ...
@authcomment@

# TYPE  DATABASE   USER  CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD
host      all      all     63.140.51.0/24          password
local  all   all                      @authmethod@

Also have same problem on an identical network at home.
Connection as localhost and remote connection to a Linux machine running
7.4.2 is no problem. Thanks for your help.