So I'm using AWS using EC2 and I'm trying to open up a port for Postgresql. In AWS I already have it open:
TCP
Port (Service) Source Action
0 - 65535 sg-92aadda2 (default) Delete
22 (SSH) 0.0.0.0/0 Delete
80 (HTTP) 0.0.0.0/0 Delete
5432 0.0.0.0/0 Delete
When I do netstat it looks as though the port is listening:
# netstat -an | grep 5432
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5432 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
When I do a localhost nmap I get the following:
Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
Host is up (0.000010s latency).
Not shown: 997 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
80/tcp open http
5432/tcp open postgresql
And here's where the fun begins. When I do an nmap from an alternative host I get the following:
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
80/tcp open http
5432/tcp closed postgresql
I also looked at my iptables to see if I was missing something, but the iptables look empty (which should mean they aren't really doing much)
$ iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
REJECT all -- anywhere 127.0.0.0/8 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:http
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:https
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ssh
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:postgresql
ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere anywhere
LOG all -- anywhere anywhere limit: avg 5/min burst 5 LOG level debug prefix "iptables denied: "
DROP all -- anywhere anywhere
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
DROP all – anywhere anywhere
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all – anywhere anywhere
Am I missing something cause I can't seem to figure out how to access the ip. Whenever I try I get the following error:
Is the server running on host "xx.xx.xx.xx" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
How do I make it so that I can open up the port so that external servers have access to it? Thanks in advance =) Lemme know if you need any additional data.
EDIT: As asked below, I tested telnetting, and I was able to telnet into the localhost, but when attempting from the outside I get:
$ telnet xx.xx.xx.xx 5432
Trying xx.xx.xx.xx...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
Also, I double checked and I was properly able to telnet into ssh:
$ telnet xx.xx.xx.xx 22
Trying xx.xx.xx.xx...
Connected to xx.xx.xx.xx.
Escape character is '^]'.
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.9p1 Debian-5ubuntu1.1