Will,
Do you have a user/host pair for the client in the user table within the
mysql database?? It's not good enough just to have a user, the host has
to be setup too.
> I cannot connect from my Windows machine to the MySQL database running
on
> the Linux server.
>
> I have tried several different programs and they all report an error
that
> says "Lost connection to MySQL server during connection".
>
> I have read all the articles I can find and searched the archives as
well
> as
> I can figure out but I am still stumped.
>
> Here are some pertinent details.
>
> 1) The Server is running Redhat 7.3 and MySQL 3.23.49. It is on my
local
> network at 192.168.3.2 and there are no firewalls between it and the
> Windows
> machine. (Both are behind the same firewall, and completely open to
each
> other.)
>
> 2) The Windows machine is running Win98 SE at 192.168.3.x (DHCP).
>
> 3) On the linux machine I can access MySQL just fine. The mysql
command
> works, and I can serve web pages with PHP/MySQL content.
>
> 4) I can telnet, Samba, xterm, etc. to the linux machine just fine. I
can
> telnet to port 80 and get a connection although it doesn't do much
there.
>
> 5) I cannot telnet to port 3306. When I try, I get an immediate "Host
> connection lost." error.
>
> Any ideas would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Will
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