Re: can't add connection to server in windowsXP using pgadminIII

Ramon Orticio wrote:

>i changed the postgresql.conf file adding
>listen_address = '*'  but it doesn't kick. also changd
>the pg_hba.conf file adding "host template1 postgres
>192.168.0.0/24 md5" but to no avail.
>
>inasmuch as there was no data folder in the postgres
>file i created the data folder and placed in them the
>"posgresql.conf" and "pg_hba.conf" files.
>
>i used the postgresql-8.0.0-rc2 windows installer
>package for the pgadminIII.
>
>here are my settings in the New server dialog box
>under properties tab
>
>Address: 192.168.0.1
>Description: win32
>Service:
>Port 5432  SSL
>InitialDB Template1
>Username postgres
>needpassword: unchecked
>password:
>
>after clicking ok the result is
>
>an error has occured:
>
>error connecting to the server: could not connect to
>the server: No route host(0x00002751/10065). Is the
>server running on host "192.168.0.1" and accepting
>tctp/ip connections on port5432?
>
>tsk. tsk. tsk. thanks for any help.
>
>mon
>
>
Ramon,

I'm still a novice myself but I did notice one thing in your post.  You
said "there was no data folder".  If I understand correctly that should
have been created by the initdb command.  Did you run said command?

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Kind Regards,
Keith