Connecting to a remote MySQl server on cygwin

Question

I try connecting to a remote mysql server on ip 10.198.161.41

When I give

mysql -u user -p -h 10.198.161.41

OUTPUT:

Enter password: ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on '10.198.161.41' (111)

The mysqld on 10.198.161.41 runs on port 4308 .

Should it be mentioned in the command?

There is also no my.cnf file in cygwin .

What could I try?

(Info:The 10.198.161.41 is a windows machine and has mysqld running on it)

Answer 1

If you use mysql any different port than 3306 which is mysql default port then you must mention it to connect as per below-

mysql -u user -p -h 10.198.161.41 -P 4308

Here small p denotes to password and caps P to port.