Cannot connect to mongodb using machine ip - mongodb

Question

Installed Mongo using homebrew. If I type mongo on shell, it gets connected to test. But when I type the ip address of the local machine instead of 127.0.0.1
mongo --host 192.168.1.100 --verbose
It gives me error message
MongoDB shell version: 2.4.6
Fri Aug 23 15:18:27.552 versionArrayTest passed
connecting to: 192.168.1.100:27017/test
Fri Aug 23 15:18:27.579 creating new connection to:192.168.1.100:27017
Fri Aug 23 15:18:27.579 BackgroundJob starting: ConnectBG
Fri Aug 23 15:18:27.580 Error: couldn't connect to server 192.168.1.100:27017 at src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:147
Fri Aug 23 15:18:27.580 User Assertion: 12513:connect failed
Have tried modifying the mongo.conf by commenting bind_ip or by changing the ip address from 127.0.0.1 to 0.0.0.0 but no luck. This should be simple but have no clue now. Using mac.
Thanks
Update: As requested. This works after I have made the changes as you suggested.
ifconfig output
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING>
ether XX:XX:XX:
media: autoselect (none)
status: inactive
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether XX:XX:XX:XX:01
inet6 XXXX:XXXX:XXXX: %en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
inet 192.168.1.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
media: autoselect
status: active
p2p0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2304
ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
media: autoselect
status: inactive
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 4078
lladdr XX:XX:XX:XX
media: autoselect <full-duplex>
status: inactive
Output when executing command mongo --host 192.168.1.100 --verbose
MongoDB shell version: 2.4.5
Fri Aug 23 16:42:09.806 versionArrayTest passed
connecting to: 192.168.1.100:27017/test
Fri Aug 23 16:42:09.837 creating new connection to:192.168.1.100:27017
Fri Aug 23 16:42:09.837 BackgroundJob starting: ConnectBG
Fri Aug 23 16:42:10.129 connected connection!
Server has startup warnings:
Fri Aug 23 16:41:59.025 [initandlisten]
Fri Aug 23 16:41:59.025 [initandlisten] ** WARNING: soft rlimits too low. Number of files is 256, should be at least 1000
File mongod.conf
# Store data in /usr/local/var/mongodb instead of the default /data/db
dbpath = /usr/local/var/mongodb
# Append logs to /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/mongo.log
logpath = /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/mongo.log
logappend = true
# Only accept local connections
bind_ip = 0.0.0.0`

Answer 1

I just tested this on my Mac with Homebrew, works fine if you change the bind address. I suspect you probably just didn't get the config for bind correct?
Just so we have all the information, can you paste the output of ifconfig please?
By default, MongoDB should listen on all interfaces, you shouldn't need to change the configuration, however, the Homebrew setup seems to override this (/usr/local/etc/mongod.conf):
# Only accept local connections
bind_ip = 127.0.0.1
Please kill MongoDB and run this (note the -v):
$ mongod --bind_ip 0.0.0.0 -v
warning: bind_ip of 0.0.0.0 is unnecessary; listens on all ips by default
all output going to: /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/mongo.log
Just paste your output for that please?
And then just try:
$ mongo --host 192.168.43.2 --verbose
MongoDB shell version: 2.4.6
Sat Aug 24 09:07:14.556 versionArrayTest passed
connecting to: 192.168.43.2:27017/test
Sat Aug 24 09:07:14.657 creating new connection to:192.168.43.2:27017
Sat Aug 24 09:07:14.657 BackgroundJob starting: ConnectBG
Sat Aug 24 09:07:14.657 connected connection!
Server has startup warnings:
Sat Aug 24 09:06:44.360 [initandlisten]
Sat Aug 24 09:06:44.360 [initandlisten] ** WARNING: soft rlimits too low. Number of files is 256, should be at least 1000
>
Obviously replace it with your IP address. Let us know how that goes.

Answer 2

success:
change service config file C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin\mongod.cfg
# network interfaces (wjp: comment bindIp listening on all IPs)
net:
port: 27017
# bindIp: 127.0.0.1
bindIp: 0.0.0.0
restart mongodb service (or restart computer);
make sure machine level firewall open port 27017
connect ok.

Answer 3

No
In fact, if you want to access the rest interface from any ip, you needn't set bind_ip to 0.0.0.0 in the mongod.conf, you only comment or remove the configuration item from it, as similar as
#bind_ip=127.0.0.1
And then, restart your service, you can find that you can access the rest service from the 28017 port from your machine

Answer 4

For me I replaced the bindIp with bindIpAll: true (see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/configuration-options/ for details).
This is the content of my mongod.conf file.
# mongod.conf
# for documentation of all options, see:
# http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/configuration-options/
# Where and how to store data.
storage:
dbPath: /var/lib/mongodb
journal:
enabled: true
# engine:
# mmapv1:
# wiredTiger:
# where to write logging data.
systemLog:
destination: file
logAppend: true
path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
# network interfaces
net:
port: 27017
# bindIp: 127.0.0.1
bindIpAll: true
# how the process runs
processManagement:
timeZoneInfo: /usr/share/zoneinfo
#security:
#operationProfiling:
#replication:
#sharding:
## Enterprise-Only Options:
#auditLog:
#snmp:

Answer 5

Note: Below configuration is for windows 10 & MongoDB 4.0
There are two ways to configure this.
Using shell commands.
Or through mongod.cfg.
Using shell commands
First open the cmd as administrator and go to --YourPath--\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin
If you already running the MongoDB service then run this command or else, go to second point.mongod --remove
Then set the path for data folder, log file and ip bind using the below command
mongod --dbpath "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\data" --logpath "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\log\mongod.log" --bind_ip "0.0.0.0" --install --serviceName "MongoDB"
caution: This ip configuration gives access to your DB throughout the network.
Now go to services.msc and find the MongoDB, then Right click -> Start the service.
Through mongod.cfg
MongoDB has a very good documentation for Configuration here.
Just change the bindIp: 127.0.0.1 to bindIp: 0.0.0.0. Then restart the service using the #3 point from the above topic.