Hi all. I've just been forced to install a hardware firewall by our parent company. We now have our MySQL server in a DMZ zone, and I am having trouble opening up access to it. The firewall doesn't have an entry for the MySQL service, so I create a user-defined service and fill in the following details:
SourcePort Low: 3306 SourcePort High: 3306 DestPort Low: 3306 DestPort High: 3306 Transport: TCP (choices are TCP-6, UDP-17, and Other) I then edit the firewall policy to allow the MySQL service between our DMZ and protected network, in both directions. The problem is that our database app gives a 'timeout connecting to MySQL' error. However, if I edit the firewall policy and tell it to allow ALL services between the DMZ and our protected network, it works fine. I have tried rebooting the firewall and all other computers involved. I am sure our MySQL server is running on port 3306, as I have verified this from the MyODBC-3.51 config screen. Does MySQL only use port 3306 under default configuration, or does it connect on 3306 and then use a range of ports? Anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance! Dan -- Daniel Kasak IT Developer * NUS Consulting Group* Level 18, 168 Walker Street North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 7989 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.nusconsulting.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
