>> I checked the firewall (system-config-securitylevel-tui) on the server and that has 3306:tcp allowed. Sure: > netstat -tlnw [root at indie ~]# netstat -tnlw Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 173.13.167.209:389 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:10663 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:10024 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:10025 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:7306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:587 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:3310 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 173.13.167.209:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:465 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:921 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7072 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7777 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::993 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::995 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7780 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::5222 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::5223 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7335 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::110 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::143 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::8080 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7025 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::5269 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::2966 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::443 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::10015 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::7071 :::* LISTEN [root at indie ~]# > > itpables -L [root at indie ~]# iptables -L Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere anywhere icmp any ACCEPT esp -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT ah -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere 224.0.0.251 udp dpt:mdns ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere udp dpt:ipp ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ipp ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:mysql ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpt:ntp ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:idp-infotrieve ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:webcache ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:7071 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:pop3 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:imap ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:imaps ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:pop3s ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:smtps ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:imap4-ssl ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:smtp ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:http ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:https REJECT all -- anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-host-prohibited [root at indie ~]# > > grep bind-address /etc/my.cnf [root at indie ~]# grep bind-address /etc/my.cnf [root at indie ~]# nothing here -J