title: Remote Access MySQL connection error
body: <p>I am trying to remotely connect to a MySQL server. I have followed advice from (1) and setup a user on the ip address I will be remotely accessing from.</p>
  
  <pre><code>user$ mysql -u TestUser -p -h 129.169.66.149
  Enter password:
  ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on '129.169.66.149' (60)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have checked and the port (default, 3306) is correct and the ip address is correct. MySQL is also running. </p>
  
  <p>From a remote computer, I can successfully ping the server</p>
  
  <pre><code>ping 129.169.66.149
  64 bytes from 129.169.66.149: icmp_seq=48 ttl=63 time=1.010 ms
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But when I use Telnet: </p>
  
  <pre><code>TELNET 129.169.66.149
  Trying 129.169.66.149...
  telnet: connect to address 129.169.66.149: Operation timed out
  telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone advise? Is this a firewall issue? </p>
  
  <p>(1) - <a href="https://superuser.com/questions/826896/access-wordpress-mysql-database-remotely">https://superuser.com/questions/826896/access-wordpress-mysql-database-remotely</a></p>