On 3/31/18 11:44, Mike Martin wrote: > Hi > I am just setting up a postgres server, details > Host 192.168.0.3 > pg_hba.conf > # TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD > > # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only > local all all peer > # IPv4 local connections: > host all all 192.168.0.0/32 > <http://192.168.0.0/32> ident This entry should probably be something like 192.168.0.0/24 Writing .0/32 doesn't make much sense. > # IPv6 local connections: > host all all 127.0.0.1/32 > <http://127.0.0.1/32> ident > > host all all ::1/128 ident > > postgresql.conf > listen_addresses-'*' > > however when I try to connect from my laptop (ip 192.168.0.2) I get > > psql -h 192.168.0.3 -U usevideo -W > Password for user usevideo: > psql: FATAL: no pg_hba.conf entry for host "192.168.0.2", user > "usevideo", database "usevideo", SSL off > > So a bit confused, is psql ignoring the host parameter .3 is the host you are connecting to, as seen from the client. .2 is the host your connection is coming from, as seen from the server. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services