What access does your pg_hba.conf provide for? I think it defaults to
only allowing local access. In order to connect to it from remote
machines the -I option needs to be given to postmaster and the
pga_hba.conf needs to allow connection from that IP to that data base
for that user.
Matt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard [SMTP:kstse@netvigator.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:29 PM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org.pgsql-questions@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Connecting postgreSQL using JDBC
>
> I have just tried a sample Java program. It connects the PostgreSQL
> through
> the JDBC. I ran it on the postgreSQL machine. It works fine. But, when
> I
> tried to run it in another machine and connecting the database through
> the
> network. The connection was refused. I have no idea what is wrong.
>
> postgreSQL:
> startup with 'postmaster -i'
> java program:
> ...DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:postgresql:webtest",
> "nobody",
> "");
> where webtest is my testing database name.
>
> -- Howard
>
