>I broke off this thread for a day, (working at home now)
>here is what I have found / tried
>pings are not working to the direct IP or to the www
>I dont think you can ping to a specific Port / just to the server, Pinging is always done on the same port.. so the fact we cant ping, doesnt tell us much. except the ping port is not open.

Did you guys step on your /etc/resolv.conf file?

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>Every time I try the app I get a connection handle is invalid (meaning I am unable to connect to the server) I am asuming that its a firewall issue. Or a permissions issue right within postgresql itself. (in mysql,) you do have to specify the subnet of where you expect users to come from, and while I dont know about postgresql, it might be similar.
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>p.s. what are we suppose to be able to do, (use your querry editor, and select record 1) thats all I am trying, just wanting to make sure thats the deal..
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>>Lunch sounds very good to meeeeeee! It might be better to send direct emails that way if we open your linux box not everyone will know.
>>John