Hi, Try to put in the /etc/hosts the IP address of the machine which must connect to the server.
Regards, Gelu _____________________________________________________ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Calugar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:11 AM Subject: RedHat 8 and mysql-server-3.23.52-3 > I have recently installed RedHat 8 and the following RPMs: > > [root@chimp etc]# rpm -q mysql > mysql-3.23.52-3 > > [root@chimp etc]# rpm -q mysql-server > mysql-server-3.23.52-3 > > I am having problems connecting to the server remotely through the TCP > connection, the firewall is completely disabled: > > njc2@hilton njc2/mysql/bin> mysqladmin -h chimp.battlemonkey.net -p > version > Enter password: > mysqladmin: connect to server at 'chimp.battlemonkey.net' failed > error: 'Lost connection to MySQL server during query' > > I can connect fine from the localhost to the socket: > > [root@chimp etc]# mysqladmin version -p > Enter password: > mysqladmin Ver 8.23 Distrib 3.23.52, for pc-linux-gnu on i686 > Copyright (C) 2000 MySQL AB & MySQL Finland AB & TCX DataKonsult AB > This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, > and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license > > Server version 3.23.52-log > Protocol version 10 > Connection Localhost via UNIX socket > UNIX socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > Uptime: 2 min 21 sec > > Threads: 1 Questions: 1 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 6 Flush tables: 1 > Open tables: 0 Queries per second avg: 0.007 > > This is the first part of /etc/my.cnf. > > [client] > #password = your_password > port = 3306 > socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > # Here follows entries for some specific programs > > # The MySQL server > [mysqld] > port = 3306 > socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > skip-locking > set-variable = key_buffer=16M > set-variable = max_allowed_packet=1M > set-variable = table_cache=64 > set-variable = sort_buffer=512K > set-variable = net_buffer_length=8K > set-variable = myisam_sort_buffer_size=8M > log-bin > server-id = 1 > > Could it be something to do with the startup/stop script because I > noticed something else odd. The script works for starting the daemon: > > [root@chimp etc]# /sbin/service mysqld start > Starting MySQL: [ OK ] > > But not for stopping it: > > [root@chimp etc]# /sbin/service mysqld stop > Stopping MySQL: [FAILED] > > I can only stop the daemon with: > > [root@chimp etc]# mysqladmin -p shutdown > > Thanks in advance, > > nicholas calugar > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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