Re: Remote access

On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 02:51:59PM +0530, Abubaker wrote:

> Thanks for the information. But how do I change the listening ip
> address to 0.0.0.0

Simply restart postgres.

Your
listen_addresses = '*'
in postgresql.conf should do it. I suppose, you forgot to restart
postgresql (reload might not be enough).

HTH,

Tino.

> --- On Fri, 5/12/08, Tino Schwarze <postgresql@tisc.de> wrote:
> From: Tino Schwarze <postgresql@tisc.de>
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Remote access
> To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Date: Friday, 5 December, 2008, 12:53 AM
>
> Hi,
>
> > I am getting this error when I try to access the database in another
> computer within the same network.
> >
> > could not connect to server: Connection timed out (0x0000274C/10060). Is
> the server running on host "XX.XX.XX.XX" and accepting TCP/IP
> connections on port 5432?
> >
> [...]
>
> > My postgresql.conf file line:
> >
> > listen_addresses = '*'
>
> correct.
>
> > Netstat details:
> > TCP    127.0.0.1:5432        
> 0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
>
> Not correct. It should display 0.0.0.0:5432. Did you restart postgres
> after you changed postgresql.conf?
>
> > I have disabled all the firewall. Can someone help me with this error?
>
> Connection timed out sounds like a firewall dropping packets, though. It
> should be "Connection refused". But try to make it listen on 0.0.0.0
> first.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tino.
>
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