Are you specifying either the socket or the host/port combination? What
types of error messages are you getting
Here is an example of it working and not working (with machine, usernames omitted)
$ mysql -h <HOSTNAME> -u <USERNAME> -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 14 to server version: 4.0.18-standard
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
mysql> exit
Bye
$ mysql -h <HOSTNAME> -u <USERNAME> -P <NON-STANDARD PORT> -p
Enter password:
ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '<USERNAME>@<LOCAL BOX IP>' (Using password: YES)
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