"Taber, Mark" <Mark(dot)Taber(at)dof(dot)ca(dot)gov> writes:
> Error connecting to the server: could not connect to the server: Connection
> refused (0x0000274D/10061)
That means the operating system rejected the connection, which probably
means a firewall/packet filter problem. If the request had made it as
far as the postmaster, you'd have gotten a different response.
> The answer is, yes the server is running on the host, and there are no
> restrictions on either machine for port 5432.
I think you're dead wrong on that last assertion.
regards, tom lane