与MAC的MySQL-DB连接！

Question

When i try to connect to my MYSQL-DB from a Windows-PC everything works, but when i try it from a Mac (I tried it with 2 macs) i get the errormessage "Can't get hostname". I'm using MySQL-Workbench 5.2.31. The DB is running on Windows Server 2008 R2.

EDIT: More Info:

• The MYSQL Server is running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine.
• The Server works, because i can connect from a Windows-PC. (The Windows-PC is not the Server)
• The Port for the MYSQL Server (3306) is definitely open!
• The Hostname is the DNS-address of the server!

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You need to add the ip-adress and a hostname in the hosts-file of the server. The server tries to get a hostname for the ip of the mac, but can't find any. You may turn off this check in the config of your mySQL Server.

Answer 2

Check your dns settings. On mac, open a terminal check if nslookup win2008_dns_address resolves to your ip address. If not, fix your dns settings. Otherwise, again on mac, sudo vi /etc/hosts and append your Win2008 server ip and win2008 hostname there. Correct format would be

IP_ADDRESS    HOSTNAME

save and try.