consult different databases on different machines

Hello all, I'm working with 2 different systems ( php/mysql in Winnt and php/mysql in linux machine), and I would like from WinNt machine consult information in linux machine !!! When I make connection i got no problem(since in linux machine had created an user to acess a database like username@% ...), but when I made a simple select I got an error message :"impossible to execute select ....". My question is , is it really impossible to do that (from winnt access linux/mysql database )??? I think not, because if it was impossible I never access database,wright??? Any ideas about that would help. Thanhs for your time -- Best Regards Miguel Joaquim Rodrigues Loureiro