gistfile1.txt

var mongo = require("mongodb");

var connection = new mongo.Db( "database-namehere", new mongo.Server( "the host of your db", "the port number" ) );

// open the connection
connection.open(function(err){
if( err ) console.error( err );

connection.authenticate( "user", "password", function( err ){
if( err ) console.error( err );
alert("working, authenticated connection")
})
})