On Thu, 2011-08-18 at 20:41 -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 16:33, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
> > On 18 August 2011 22:26, Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a remote server running postgresql (9.0.4). I have been able
> >> to use the dbms via ssh and via phppgadmin.
> >>
> >> Now I would like to use pgadminIII but I cannot get the server
> >> connection. I am running the Ubuntu version og pgadmin (1.10.5).
> >>
> >> I have this setting in my postgresql.conf:
> >>
> >> listen_addresses = '*'
> >>
> >> And these in my pg_hba.conf:
> >>
> >> local all all md5
> >> host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5
> >> host all all ::1/128 md5
> >> host all admin xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/32 md5
> >> host all postgres xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/32 md5
> >>
> >> where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the external IP of my home network.
> >>
> >> I can ping my server fine.
> >>
> >> I appreciate any ideas.
>
> [Sorry, I meant to add that but got distracted.]
>
> > What message comes up when failing to connect?
>
> The window shows:
>
> connecting to server:5432 (grayed out)
> (icon: time passing whil waiting...)
>
> I give up and try to close the window and get
>
> pgAdmin III is not responding...
> [force quit][wait]
>
> I wait and eventually get a message window that says:
>
> Server doesn't listen
>
> The server doesn't accept connections: the connection library reports
> could not connect to server: Connection timed out Is the server running on
> host "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
> ...
>
> I'm checking my logs...
>
> I can't find anything unusual on my local hoist or the remote host.
>
If you're speaking about your PostgreSQL logs, I don't expect you'll
find anything as pgAdmin doesn't have access to it. Any firewalls,
routers that could block the connection? Have you tried to connect with
psql from the same computer than pgAdmin?
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