'reading initial communication packet', system error when remote connecting....

[riahc3]

Hey

Im trying to connect to a remote MySQL server running on Windows using a Ubuntu client (via a local IP on the same network) and I receive this:

Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 110

I imagine that it is in the host configuration that doesn't allow external connections so how can I fix this?

Thanks.

[smantscheff]

First try if you can connect to the server using telnet:
telnet 3306
[replace 3306 with the actual port number of the mysql service; 3306 is the default]
If you cannot, you have to log into the server and probably change it's firewall's rules.