On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:17:59 +0200, Mamisoa wrote:

> When I telnet from another computer on port 3306, I get :
> <----------------------------------
> '
> 4.0.24&4?"(APOy,?

Try using `mysql -p' on another computer that has the MySQL client
installed.

$ telnet localhost 3306
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
'
4.0.24 x)a/b"!|,Connection closed by foreign host.
$ mysql -uroot -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 10 to server version: 4.0.24

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> quit
Bye