Visual Studio 2010 (2 replies)

I apologise if this topic has been covered before. I have attempted to search the net for possible solutions but have been unsuccessful.

I am an ex-developer that has decided to venture back into development, so please be gentle with me...

I am embarking on developing a commercial web application using Visual Studio 2010 and MySQL (given that MySQL is installed on the servers hosting my website). I am running Windows XP Home Edition SP3.

I have installed the mysqlconnector (net-6.3.5) and followed the instructions to connect via the Visual Studio Server Explorer. I have captured the correct IP Address, username & password but on trying to connect I get the error 'Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL Hosts". I did check that the my Firewall permits access, and also tried this with the firewall turned off, without success.

As mentioned the MySQL database resides on my web server (which is a shared server administered by my hosting organisation). I have not installed any MySQL components on my desktop at this stage.

I am itching to get started with this project but am feeling quite demotivated by this probably simple to solve problem and appreciate any help.

Gill in South Africa.