I've just installed MySQL (5.0.27) on a windows server, for the first time in a remote server.
Using Terminal Services I can open the MySQL Administrator, create my database, etc. The MySQL Browser Tool, also works fine connecting to "localhost".

Now, I want to connect from my PC and it tells me:
(I tried the 3 public IPs on this server, with same luck)
The ping button responded fine.

Now, I tried to telnet "the server ip" 3306 from my PC and I get the same message. If I go to the server through terminal services and does the same, I get the same message, too !
But, if I "telnet localhost 3306" within the remote server, then yes, it works, fine. So the instance is up and running I can see the tables.
It seems it just could not bind to any of the IPs on this server.

I think this might be an obvious issue, but I already searched for an option that allows MySQL to listen through TCP/IP, but seems it is open by default.

Where do I start with ?

Thanks in advance,

what permissions have your GRANTED the various users?

I find it easier to set permissions using MySQL Admion than using the older GRANT statement

Thanks.
I've just found a combination of both mysql permissions problem and a problem with my hosting provider to make it worse.

Anyway, I found it very hard to grasp than the host is involved directly in the permissions.
I mean, since I was denied access since the very moment of the telnet, before entering any credentials, it made me thought it was a network problem, not permissions. Of course I know I had to rtfm, but seemed a simple task.