Re: mysql_connect does not connect

"Matthew Sims" <matt@killermookie.org> wrote in message news:34618.208.44.135.39.1095439661.squirrel@208.44.135.39... > > You should check as XP SP2 firewall is turned on by default. > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242 Saying "You should check" assumes I did not check. I did check. I said as far as I know it is off. I am sorry that that does not state explicitly that I checked, but if I had not checked it then I would have stated explicitly that I did not. What I meant is that I don't see anything saying that the firewall is on. When I go to whereever it is that the firewall is configured, it is off. The only reason I am confused is because there are events in the security log complaining about use of some ports and I don't understand that. The messages seem to be produced in spite of the Windows firewall being off. I did explicitly turn off the Windows firewall soon after installing ZoneAlarm over two years ago and again after SP2 was installed. Note that XP has always had a firewall, it just has been improved and made reasonably useful in SP2.