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Connecting to Postgres from other machines (outside localhost)

From
"Catalin Pitis"
Date:
Hello
 
I installed PostgreSQL 8.0 on Windows and I can connect from localhost only. How can I configure the server to allow connection from other machines?
 
Thank you
Catalin

Re: Connecting to Postgres from other machines (outside localhost)

From
Oisin Glynn
Date:
Catalin Pitis wrote:
> Hello
>  
> I installed PostgreSQL 8.0 on Windows and I can connect from localhost 
> only. How can I configure the server to allow connection from other 
> machines?
>  
> Thank you
> Catalin
Under
Start-> Programs->PostgreSQLXX->Configuration files
postgresql.conf
pg_hba.conf

Are the 2 files I modified.  Please be aware my settings are for a dev 
box and are WIDE OPEN AS SHOWN HERE this might allow alot more people 
connect than you want.

postgresql.conf
# - Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = '*'        # what IP address(es) to listen on;                   # comma-separated list of
addresses;                  # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
 
port = 5432
max_connections = 100

pg_hba.conf
# TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD

# IPv4 local connections:
host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32          md5
host    all         all         192.168.10.1/24          md5
# IPv6 local connections:
#host    all         all         ::1/128               md5

Re: Connecting to Postgres from other machines (outside localhost)

From
"Catalin Pitis"
Date:
After I've changed the pg_hba.conf, I got the following error when connecting (from log file)
 
2006-05-04 21:57:26 LOG:  invalid entry in file "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.0/data/pg_hba.conf" at line 68, token "192.168.0.1/192"
2006-05-04 21:57:26 FATAL:  missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file
2006-05-04 21:57:26 HINT:  See server log for details.
 
The pg_hba.conf file is attached...
 
Catalin

 
On 5/4/06, Catalin Pitis <cpitis.pgsql@gmail.com> wrote:
I did all you said:
 
I set pg_hba.conf:
 
# IPv4 local connections:
host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32           md5
host    all         all         192.168.197.1/192          md5
host    all         all         192.168.123.1/192          md5
host    all         all         192.168.0.1/192          md5
 
 
I set postgres.conf:
 
listen_addresses = '*' # what IP interface(s) to listen on;
    # defaults to localhost, '*' = any
port = 5433
max_connections = 100
 
I'm using jdbc with the following URL:
 
jdbc:postgresql://192.168.197.1:5433/postgres8
 
Where postgres8 is the name of the database.
 
I still can't connect...
 
Can you give me a hint?
 
Thanks
Catalin

 
On 5/4/06, Oisin Glynn <me@oisinglynn.com> wrote:
Catalin Pitis wrote:
> Hello
>
> I installed PostgreSQL 8.0 on Windows and I can connect from localhost
> only. How can I configure the server to allow connection from other
> machines?
>
> Thank you
> Catalin
Under
Start-> Programs->PostgreSQLXX->Configuration files
postgresql.conf
pg_hba.conf

Are the 2 files I modified.  Please be aware my settings are for a dev
box and are WIDE OPEN AS SHOWN HERE this might allow alot more people
connect than you want.

postgresql.conf
# - Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = '*'        # what IP address(es) to listen on;
                   # comma-separated list of addresses;
                   # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
port = 5432
max_connections = 100

pg_hba.conf
# TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD

# IPv4 local connections:
host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32          md5
host    all         all         192.168.10.1/24          md5
# IPv6 local connections:
#host    all         all         ::1/128               md5



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Re: Connecting to Postgres from other machines (outside localhost)

From
"Catalin Pitis"
Date:
Ok, I found it, it was my mistake.
 
An IP entry should be have /32 or /128. I used different values. Now I got it (RTFM).
 
Regards,
Catalin

 
On 5/4/06, Oisin Glynn <me@oisinglynn.com> wrote:
Catalin Pitis wrote:
> I did all you said:
>
> I set pg_hba.conf:
>
> # IPv4 local connections:
> host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32
> <http://127.0.0.1/32>          md5
> host    all         all         192.168.197.1/192
> <http://192.168.197.1/192>          md5
> host    all         all         192.168.123.1/192
> < http://192.168.123.1/192>          md5
> host    all         all         192.168.0.1/192
> <http://192.168.0.1/192 >          md5
>
>
> I set postgres.conf:
>
> listen_addresses = '*' # what IP interface(s) to listen on;
>     # defaults to localhost, '*' = any
> port = 5433
> max_connections = 100
>
> I'm using jdbc with the following URL:
>
> jdbc:postgresql://192.168.197.1:5433/postgres8
>
> Where postgres8 is the name of the database.
>
> I still can't connect...
>
> Can you give me a hint?
>
> Thanks
> Catalin
>
>
> On 5/4/06, *Oisin Glynn* <me@oisinglynn.com
> <mailto: me@oisinglynn.com>> wrote:
>
>     Catalin Pitis wrote:
>     > Hello
>     >
>     > I installed PostgreSQL 8.0 on Windows and I can connect from
>     localhost
>     > only. How can I configure the server to allow connection from other
>     > machines?
>     >
>     > Thank you
>     > Catalin
>     Under
>     Start-> Programs->PostgreSQLXX->Configuration files
>     postgresql.conf
>     pg_hba.conf
>
>     Are the 2 files I modified.  Please be aware my settings are for a dev
>     box and are WIDE OPEN AS SHOWN HERE this might allow alot more people
>     connect than you want.
>
>     postgresql.conf
>     # - Connection Settings -
>
>     listen_addresses = '*'        # what IP address(es) to listen on;
>                        # comma-separated list of addresses;
>                        # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
>     port = 5432
>     max_connections = 100
>
>     pg_hba.conf
>     # TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD
>
>     # IPv4 local connections:
>     host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32
>     <http://127.0.0.1/32>          md5
>     host    all         all         192.168.10.1/24
>     <http://192.168.10.1/24>          md5
>     # IPv6 local connections:
>     #host    all         all         ::1/128               md5
>
>
Did you stop and start Postgres Service?