on 5/24/04 2:59 PM, fbax@xxxxxxxxxxxx purportedly said: > I couldn't figure out OpenBSD options for netstat. Do these prove the same > thing? > # netstat -l | grep 5432 > 0xd187f7d8 stream 0 0 0xe8844498 0x0 0x0 0x0 > /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432 You could probably do this: # netstat -ln | grep 5432 Which should show two entries--one for TCP/IP, one for Unix Domain Socket. > # fstat | head -n 1 ; fstat | grep 5432 > USER CMD PID FD MOUNT INUM MODE R/W DV|SZ > _pgsql postgres 5444 3* internet stream tcp 0xd18729dc *:5432 I am not familiar with this command, but it seems to be saying that you have a listening connection on the right port. Some other questions: 1) If you use the IP instead of host name, do you get the same effect? 2) Have you tried not specifying a host--in which case the Unix domain socket will be used--and does it work? If any of the above workarounds work, I recommend using them, as I can't imagine what the problem may be. Best regards, Keary Suska Esoteritech, Inc. "Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"