Re: dblink and hostname resolution problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From postgresql.*.thewild@spamgourmet.com
Subject Re: dblink and hostname resolution problem
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Msg-id 471705E9.2030007@supermail.fr
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In response to dblink and hostname resolution problem  (postgresql.*.thewild@spamgourmet.com)
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+postgresql+thewild+ac82708ba6.postgresql.*.thewild#spamgourmet.com@spamgourmet.com a écrit :
> Hi list!
>
> I am using DBLink on a Win32 system running PostgreSQL 8.2 to query a table on another similar system (Win32 /
PostgreSQL8.2). 
> If I query the server with dblink('hostaddr=ip_address ...', ...), it works fine, but if I try to use the hostname
instead(dblink('hostaddr=myserver.mydomain.com ...', ...)), I have an error : 
>
> ERROR:  could not establish connection
> DETAIL:  could not translate host name "myserver.mydomain.com" to address: Unknown server error
>

OK I've got it : I had to use "host=..." instead of "hostaddr=...".
Seems obvious now that I know it.

Regards
--
Arnaud

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