An answer to my own question.  I have solved this problem which seems to be due 
to the way mysql 4.1.7 stores it's passwords.  I used the mysql function 
OLD_PASSWORD to make mysql store it's passwords in the pre 4.1.x method.  
Basically the syntax is:
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd') WHERE Host = 
'some_host' AND User = 'some_user';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Now I seem to be able to connect.

--ja

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Gleb Paharenko wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> Did you use mysql client program from 4.1.7 installation? When you use
> it from 4.1.0 or older (on another machine) there some differences in 
> authentication handshake.
> 
> 
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > I have done some looking in the archive for this but can't seem to find 
> > anything recent that seems to apply.
> > 
> > I have a brand new install of 4.1.7 on a Redhat 9 box.  I compiled it with:
> > CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=pentiumpro" CXX=gcc CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mpentiumpro 
> > -felide-constructors -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" ./configure --prefix 
> > /usr/local/mysql --enable-assembler --with-mysqld-ldflags=-all-static 
> > --datadir /web/data
> > 
> > It starts just fine.  This is a new install and I haven't put any data in 
> > it so I don't think that I need to do any sort of permission fixing (Isn't 
> > that just for migrated data?) I can connect to it via local host just fine 
> > but if I try to connect from another machine running 4.1.? I get:
> > bash-2.05$ mysql landfill -u root -p -h 192.168.1.100
> > Enter password: 
> > ERROR 1043: Bad handshake
> > bash-2.05$ 
> > 
> > Any idea what I am doing wrong?  
> > 
> > --ja
> 
> 
> 

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