mysql(help)

[MKlinke]

On Saturday 19 June 2004 05:03, md asghar wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Can anybody tell me how to give permission to diffrent
> host in the network to access mysql data base
> remotely.
>
> One solution that i know is by entering grand
> permission in the <user> table of mysql database..
> But I want to give permission to all IP of a
> particular series with out entering all the IPs in the
> <user> table.   Is it posssible .....
>
> Waiting for any reply
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Asghar
>

If "remotely" means via the mysql port 3306, for example, you can use 
iptables rather than mysql to allow access to a restricted set of IP 
addresses but you'll still have to add the addresses or range of 
addresses, if that's more sensible, to the iptables configuration.

Regards,  Mike Klinke