I installed a MySQL on a RHEL server, and I want to connect to the database from another computer. but i keep getting "IP not allowed to connect to this MySQL server" As you know RedHat Linux Enterprise enable firewall by default, I run the firewall setting, and allow port 3306. What could be worng? root@intra init.d]# mysql -u root -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 72 to server version: 5.0.24 Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> quit Bye [root@intra init.d]# nmap localhost Starting nmap 3.70 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2006-08-10 14:58 EEST Interesting ports on intra (127.0.0.1): (The 1654 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) PORT STATE SERVICE 22/tcp open ssh 111/tcp open rpcbind 631/tcp open ipp 1521/tcp open oracle 3306/tcp open mysql 5520/tcp open sdlog Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.206 seconds [root@intra init.d]# telnet localhost 3306 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. 4 5.0.24I0pd&-N#a,A^8;^I1XIDYrConnection closed by foreign host. [root@intra init.d]# telnet 127.0.0.1 3306 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to intra (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. 4 5.0.24J|Q]`K6i2,ZN[[:O]ecCeQConnection closed by foreign host. [root@intra init.d]# telnet 10.5.1.177 3306 Trying 10.5.1.177... Connected to intra (10.5.1.177). Escape character is '^]'. CHost '10.5.1.177' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL serverConnection closed by foreign host. [root@intra init.d]# -- Communications/Network and Systems Engineer -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
