The port number is wrong. Change it to 3306, and u should be fine.
:>I hv mysql server running on a remote machine(ip 202.157.188.2) and i'm :>trying to connect to it by ssh from another machine(ip 202.157.137.97) as :>follows : :> :>$ mysql -h 202.157.188.2 -u root -p :>Enter password: :>ERROR 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on '202.157.188.2' (61) :> :>Can you please advice. :> :>thank you very much, :>ally :> :> :>--------------------------------------------------------------------- :>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 :> :> : : : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :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 : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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