I have currently 2 systems, windows running on one and linux running on the other<br><br>i have set up the mysql server on the linux box, i can login and create tables etc if i am sitting in front of the linux box. <br>i can telnet to the linux box and use the server as well.<br><br>what i need is a mysql client to run on the windows machine so i can just access the mysql database directly. something like the sqlPlus client used with oracle which runs on a remote windows system.<br><br>the main reason why i would like to do this is because i need to test if the server is working correctly because i am trying to connect to it using jdbc, but i'm unsure why it won'y connect, i don't know it it is the mysql server or my code.<br><br>thankx<br><br>Brett