Re: Connecting to PostgreSQL Server

On 21/9/2006 18:36, "Lukasz" <fatmouse(at)REMOVEITo2(dot)pl> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I installed a postgresql server on one of the machine in my network with
> an example IP 192.168.254.102. I have no problem to connect to the
> server from this machine, but when I want to have access to pgsql server
> from other pc with an example IP 192.168.254.105 it says that I have no
> access to database and it suggests adding this line to pg_hba.conf file:
>
> host all all 192.168.0.0/24 md5

That is a generic message and doesn't match your network config.

Change the 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.254.0/24 (assuming your netmask is
255.255.255.0) to allow any computer on your local network to connect or
192.168.254.105/32 to allow the one example computer to connect.

> Even when I add it, the error is the same.
>
> My pga_hba file looks like this:
> # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
>
> # IPv4 local connections:
> host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5
> # IPv6 local connections:
> #host all all ::1/128 md5
> host all all 192.168.0.0/24 md5
>
> The beginning of the postgresql.conf:
>
> listen_addresses = '*' # what IP address(es) to listen on;
> # comma-separated list of addresses;
> # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
>

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