Hi Sameer,
Check:
- use ping if IP is living
- use telnet if on IP is port 3306 (or port by connectring) living
- if IP or Port don't cancel firewall


MartinJ

>hey,
> I'm getting the foll. error while trying connect to mysql database.
>[odbc 3.51 driver]
>can't connect to Mysql server on "IP address"(10060)