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On the MySQL server open a command prompt and type

Code:

netstat –a –n | findstr 3306

You should see a line similar to

Code:

192.168.0.3:3306 or
0.0.0.0:3306

if you only see

Code:

127.0.0.1:3306

then you did not configure your mysql server to offer the service on the network, but only local. This is set by default and needs to be changed in the mysql config as explained in the wiki.

From any machine you can test by opening a command prompt and

Code:

telnet 192.168.0.3 3306

and after that press <enter> a few times.
This will connect you to the mysql server and should give back a line stating the version of the server.

source: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/c...erver.html