Re: Firewalls and Postgres - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Lincoln Yeoh
Subject Re: Firewalls and Postgres
Date
Msg-id 5.1.0.14.1.20030130013721.0288a1f0@mbox.jaring.my
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In response to Re: Firewalls and Postgres  (Tony Grant <tony@tgds.net>)
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At 06:18 PM 1/29/03 -0500, Tony Grant wrote:

> > Is your web app really on a dynamic IP on the Internet, trying to access a
> > remote postgresql server through a firewall?
>
>I am tunneling through two firewalls to get to the webapp. The webapp is
>on an intranet.
>
>I just wanted to be able to use the webapp by port forwarding instead of
>tunneling an X session (mozilla running locally is a bit faster than on
>the distant machine).

But why would you need access to the postgresql port in this case? Webapp =
http/https only right? Webapp already talks to db server directly right?

You said ssh takes care of psql already.

If you would be revealing confidential info to explain, then nevermind. I'm
just a bit confused.

Link.


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