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List:       mysql
Subject:    mysql: Connection Problems Pt2
From:       Jani Tolonen <jktolone () cc ! hut ! fi>
Date:       1998-07-31 14:35:17
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Dan writes:
 > 
 > 	Greetings. After much searching and playing around I have
 > identified the problem interfacing my FreeBSD MySQL server to the Irix
 > client. It would see that the client software on the Irix box is so old
 > that it is causing problems. The first being that it expects to connect on
 > port 3333 while the server is listening on 3306. I restarted the server on
 > 3333 and ended up getting a message regarding compatibility, which I fixed
 > using the --old-protocol flag. 
 > 
 > 	Asking the admin to update the software on the Irix site is out of
 > the question, so is there a way of specifying which port the client tries
 > to connect on? Can Mysqld listen on multiple ports? Is there a common
 > work-around to this problem? Thanks!
 > 
 > 	Dan

You have --port option in MySQL client programs, 
what's the problem?
At least in mysql-3.20.26 and the newer ones.
How old are the programs on the Irix machine?

Yours,
Jani

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