From: Martin Gainty
Date: January 17 2009 1:57pm
Subject: RE: timeout
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from a purely network point of view PING works if ICMP traffic is allowed
do a tracert and find out which intervening node is rerouting the traffic
you might have something funky on the routing tables

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> Date: Sat=2C 17 Jan 2009 07:51:55 -0600
> Subject: Re: timeout
> From: jlyons4435@stripped
> To: mzamilster@stripped
> CC: mysql@stripped
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> First=2C be sure you can access the host - try pinging it.
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> Second=2C if you can ping the computer so you know there's no network iss=
ue=2C
> be sure you've got the mysql permissions to connect from that host to eit=
her
> the server or the database (if you specify one).  You may have permission=
 to
> connect locally or from specific computers=2C but unless you have an entr=
y in
> mysql.user that allow you to connect either from "address" (as in your
> example) or "%" or some wildcarded address that includes you domain=2C yo=
u're
> not permitted to enter.
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> Once you've eliminated these potential problems and you still can't conne=
ct
> contact the sys admin of the remote computer.
>=20
> On Sat=2C Jan 17=2C 2009 at 3:07 AM=2C Mosaed zamil <mzamilster@stripped=
> wrote:
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> > hello all=2C
> > When I send : mysql -h  address -u root -p  from a distant computer I d=
on't
> > get connected. I think it is a timeout problem.
> > How can I increase the timeout period.
> > TIA
> > mosaed
> >
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> Jim Lyons
> Web developer / Database administrator
> http://www.weblyons.com

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