On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 02:58:04PM +0200, pons wrote: > 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? You need to add a user to the User table (under the mysql db) with a hostname entry either of '%' (for any remote host) or a specific IP/hostname for the computer you want to access MySQL from. http://mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/adding-users.html Ray -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list