In /etc{/mysql,}/my.cfg in the [mysqld] section add: bind-address = 0.0.0.0 You may also need to open the 3306 port in the firewall (system-control-firewall on Fedora). CREATE USER odb_test@'%'; CREATE USER odb_test@'localhost'; CREATE DATABASE odb_test; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON odb_test.* to odb_test@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;