How to do this? I try with : mysql --port=3306 --protocol=TCP -u user --password=xxx
but it won't work...
When i try telnet localhost 3306, i can't establish connection but i can on my windows box... I also try to analyse traffic with tcpdump and there is no packet when i try with stunnel...
I've found in the past that mysql when pointing to localhost has used the socket in spite of the arguments you put on the command line.
Try pointing to the ethernet IP address instead of 127.0.0.1 and see if it's happy then. You never know...