"Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Carol Walter <walterc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> ... I can't connect to the database instance >> from a remote host. I get a message as follows: >> walterc@cat:~$ psql -h db -U walterc -d walterc -p 5433 >> psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused >> Is the server running on host "db" and accepting >> TCP/IP connections on port 5433? > What does listen_addresses say in postgresql.conf for this instance? If listen_addresses is set properly, another thing to check is whether there is a firewall blocking connections to 5433 at the kernel or network level. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
