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From: "RICHT, RYAN JERRY (AG/1005)" <ryan.jerry.richt@monsanto.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't get to port 5984 from outside my box
Thread-Topic: Can't get to port 5984 from outside my box
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 23:56:22 +0000
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A good trick is to set the bind address to:

0.0.0.0

And you should be able to hit it by a variety of methods.

ryan

On May 18, 2012, at 6:48 PM, Hankey, Chris wrote:

> I was able to set up a demo of CouchDB working very quickly, but it only =
works via localhost.  How can I make the demo accessible to other users on =
my network?  I get a time out if I swap my IP address for localhost in the =
URL.  I also tested via telnet & my boxes IP & get a  "Could not open conne=
ction to the host, on port 5984: Connect failed" error.  IS this CouchDB or=
 my PC?  Windows Firewall is not enabled.
> =

> =

> Thanks
> =

> Chris

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