> >The easiest way to see if mysql is running and listening on > the 3306 port is > >executing the following command: > > >telnet 3306 > > This connects to a host called "3306". Don't do it.
:))) My mistake, sorry... Still, for me it worked oki, in order to figure it out if mysql was listening on 3306. But yes, you are right about netstat, is better than telnet... :)) Enjoy them, Alex > telnet localhost 3306 won't help you much if the service is only bound > to 127.0.0.1. You get output and still cannot connect from a remote > host. > > netstat is your friend. > > Regards > Henning > > -- > Dipl.-Inf. (Univ.) Henning P. Schmiedehausen INTERMETA GmbH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49 9131 50 654 0 http://www.intermeta.de/ > > RedHat Certified Engineer -- Jakarta Turbine Development -- > hero for hire > Linux, Java, perl, Solaris -- Consulting, Training, Development > > "Fighting for one's political stand is an honorable action, but re- > fusing to acknowledge that there might be weaknesses in one's > position - in order to identify them so that they can be remedied - > is a large enough problem with the Open Source movement that it > deserves to be on this list of the top five problems." > -- Michelle Levesque, "Fundamental Issues with > Open Source Software Development" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]