Hello, I use MySQL running as a service on Windows XP.
My host has the name excalibur and the IP 66.121.159.212 which is the same machine as localhost (127.0.0.1). when I use the following command to connect to the database: mysql --user=dummy --password=dummy --host=localhost I cannot not connect when I use: mysql --user=dummy --password=dummy --pipe --host=localhost I can connect. when I use: mysql --user=dummy --password=dummy --host=excalibur I CAN connect. when I use: telnet localhost 3306 my connection is refused (that what telnet tells me) but with: telnet excalibur 3306 I can see some output of the MySQL-Server which tries to make a handshake. Are there people here who had the same problem ? I can connect using localhost using a pipe and not a socket. But I can connect using a socket when I use the name "excalibur" which is the identical machine as localhost. Has someone a idea how to solve this problem ? Thanks in advance, Frank Marx --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
