[mythtv-users] configuring mysql server

Josh Burks dotnofoolin at gmail.com
Wed Sep 6 21:07:26 UTC 2006


On 9/6/06, Alan Chandler <alan at chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 September 2006 21:39, jack snodgrass wrote:
> > remove the bind-address line ( comment it out ) and restart mysqld and it
> > should bind on ALL ip addresses. The default port is 3306. You should be
> > able to telnet each of the ip addresses, port 3306 and get a connection.
>
> Thanks

Be sure to setup some firewall rules to block access to the port from
your wan. Nobody likes to be hacked, and being that the username and
password are both 'mythtv' by default makes it an easy target (even
more so that you posted your wan IP!!).

Josh


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