I installed Mysql 5.0x on my Fedora Core 6 box.
I can connect to mysql in the terminal okay but I want to connect across my lan like I can to another box.

The other box is a Debian/MySQL box and I can connect from my webserver on a port other than the default mysql port (3306).

I am not sure if SElinux or some unique config is required in Fedora to do this.

When I try to puTTY to the FC 6 box I get a "failure to connect"

Any pointers?

Putty can't connect on port 3306 for MySQL, it's an ssh client, you need to use mysql to connect.

If you want to connect to your MySQL host from another connection, you most likely need to add the host and user to the MySQL database to allow such connection.

mysql> grant all privileges on *.* to user@<hostname-or-ip> identified by 'password';

Ooops! I am sorry about the puTTY usage I was wrong.
I use puTTY a lot but not for MySQL connections.

I use SQLyog mostly for administrative/maintenance purposes.
Maybe I should state my goal here...

I want to duplicate (replicate?) my Debian database box so in case of a hardware failure I can keep my company up and running.
My Debian box has MySQL running on a different port than 3306. My PHP connections work fine with that. I want to "mirror" the Debian box or at least set-up a cron to copy the database at prescribed intervals.

First I have to get the FC 6 box to have exactly the same databases as the Debian Box

NOTE: I am self-taught and have to figure everything out as I go.