Re: Problem with connection to host (wrong host) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Problem with connection to host (wrong host)
Date
Msg-id 3606a8bb-897c-e0ab-ca63-2b495c5cba6b@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Problem with connection to host (wrong host)  (Mike Martin <redtux1@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 3/31/18 11:44, Mike Martin wrote:
> Hi
> I am just setting up a postgres server, details
> Host 192.168.0.3
> pg_hba.conf
> # TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
> 
> # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
> local   all             all                                     peer
> # IPv4 local connections:
> host    all             all             192.168.0.0/32
> <http://192.168.0.0/32>            ident

This entry should probably be something like

192.168.0.0/24

Writing .0/32 doesn't make much sense.

> # IPv6 local connections:
> host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32
> <http://127.0.0.1/32>            ident
> 
> host    all             all             ::1/128                 ident
> 
> postgresql.conf
> listen_addresses-'*'
> 
> however when I try to connect from my laptop (ip 192.168.0.2) I get
> 
> psql -h 192.168.0.3 -U usevideo -W
> Password for user usevideo:
> psql: FATAL:  no pg_hba.conf entry for host "192.168.0.2", user
> "usevideo", database "usevideo", SSL off
> 
> So a bit confused, is psql ignoring the host parameter

.3 is the host you are connecting to, as seen from the client.

.2 is the host your connection is coming from, as seen from the server.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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