Connection string not working properly in .NET application (no replies)

Hi,

I'm having a bit of an issue while using my connection string. My connection string looks like this:

server=remote_server;database=db_name;uid=root;password=XXXX

However, when I launch my application it seems that the connection string is defaulting to localhost becasue I get a message saying:

Access denied for user 'root'@'my_computer_name' (using password: YES)

When I blank out the password I get the following:

Access denied for user 'root'@'my_computer_name' (using password: NO)

It seems as though it is using part of the connection string, but not others. I'm simply trying to connect my application to a remote mysql instance. Has anyone experienced or know about an issue like this?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advanced.