[Resolved] can't connect to mysql from outside network - firewall problem

[jacrewq]

I can connect to mysql fine with using "localhost" but when I run the script on another server, I cannot connect to mysql.
Even telnet mymysqlhost.net 3306 does not work. So the problem must be with the firewall. I think Plesk messed it up!!
Please assist me how to allow access to mysql.

my.cnf

[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
port=3306

[mysql.server]
user=mysql
basedir=/var/lib

[safe_mysqld]
err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid

IPTABLES

#!/bin/sh
#

Automatically generated by Plesk netconf

#

set -e

echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
/sbin/iptables -F
/sbin/iptables -X
/sbin/iptables -Z
/sbin/iptables -P INPUT DROP
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp ! --syn -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
/sbin/iptables -P OUTPUT DROP
/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp ! --syn -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
/sbin/iptables -P FORWARD DROP
/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp ! --syn -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -i lo -o lo -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -F
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -X
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -Z
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -P INPUT ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -P FORWARD ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t mangle -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t nat -F
/sbin/iptables -t nat -X
/sbin/iptables -t nat -Z
/sbin/iptables -t nat -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -t nat -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8443 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 465 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 995 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 143 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 993 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 106 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 9008 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 9080 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 5000 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type 8/0 -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT

/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -j DROP

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
echo 1 > /usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.active
chmod 644 /usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.active
#

End of script

#

[planetsim]

You may also want to check which hosts are allowed normally its only Localhost so no remote access to the database.

[jacrewq]

what do you mean?
i checked the mysql user hosts and "%" hosts are allowed

[planetsim]

How are you trying to connect as I can see you have port 3306 is open, so I dont think its a firewall issue, you could probably ping just to make sure the computer can see the server as well.

[jacrewq]

yeah the server is visible. I can access port 80,ssl, ssh and plesk fine. I just cant access ftp, smtp, mysql, etc..

[Roger_Ramjet]

You'll have to speak to your network admin then. If it is a firewall then it will be configured to only allow certain protocols on certain ports from certain hosts, in both directions. It could be that you can talk to the server but it's returns are blocked, or vice versa.

And if your firewall is not configured to block all except what's specifically allowed then your admins should be sacked.