Phil Thornhill <phil(at)roadrunner(dot)uk(dot)com> writes:
> psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)
> Is the server running on host "???" and accepting
> TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
> the laptop has a trendmicro firewall installed, but this is set to allow
> all connections from the localhost. plus i have other XP machines with
> the same setup and postgresql installation working perfectly.
"Connection refused" is a kernel-level rejection, so I'd say the
firewall setup is probably to blame. Better double-check it.
regards, tom lane