Enable remote MySQL connection: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user

Question

MySQL 5.1.31 running on Windows XP.

From the local MySQL server (192.168.233.142) I can connect as root as follows:

>mysql --host         


        

Answer 1

1. Try to flush privileges again.

2. Try to restart server to reload grants.

3. Try create a user with host "192.168.233.163". "%" appears to not allow all (it's weird)