as someone else has mentioned, you would need to install mysql client into your
computer and then use the command
mysql -u<userid> -h<hosename> -p
to access your remote database.
Alan.
> yes, that is what i am wanting to do. i have found a way around by using uSOFT
> Query, but would like to get to a command line type connection (remotely).
>
> thanks
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 6:53 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: howto: telnet shell
> >
> >
> > do you mean that you want to go into the database console directly
> > from your office?
> >
> > Alan.
> >
> > > i have a MySQL server running in my office. i need to be able to
> > telnet into
> > > the MySQL server remotely. can anyone point me at documentation
> > that will tell
> > > me how?
> > >
> > > right now (from a dos window) when i issue:
> > >
> > > TELNET server.name 3306
> > >
> > > - it reports "BAD HANDSHAKE"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > i think that somehow i need to supply a user name and password, but
> > unclear how
> > > to accomplish.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
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