Hi, I tried with "telnet localhost 3306" locally, and got the message as:
"Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. = 5.0.16-standard!QS//?.e,7~9>iw;]E!r=Connection closed by foreign host." What is this meaning? Thanks, Jenny On 12/2/05, Fernando Antunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To test if the 3306 is listening, try this command from client : > > telnet hostname 3306 > > If MySQL return some string, it´s there and listening > If not, two possibilities : > > 1) A firewall between or on client and server > 2) MYSQL is stopped or listening in a different port. > > What is the version of your MYSQL ? > > > On 12/2/05, Jenny Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > >
