Yes, I did try both hostname and IP, but can't work although I can ping to the two boxes from each other. Just wondering if it is because of the port(3306) got disabled??
Thanks, Jenny On 12/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Jenny Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/02/2005 12:27:33 PM: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to connect to the MySQL server on the RedHat AS 4 from a > remote > > Solaris SPARC box. When I run the command: > > > > mysql -h HOSTNAME > > > > I got the error as > > > > ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'HOSTNAME' (145) > > > > > > > > Could anyone please explain what the mean of the error message and how > to > > solve it? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jenny > > The value after the -h must either be a valid hostname in your > organization or an IP address. If you can "ping" the server you want to > reach by name, that's the name to use. Otherwize use the IP address of the > machine you are trying to reach. > > Shawn Green > Database Administrator > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine
