# Problem with rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rails/48917>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 26, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rails/48917 "2005-11-26T21:04:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/printdude1968)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rails/48917/1 "2005-11-26T21:04:37Z")

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Just installed Ruby and rails as per [onlamp.com](http://onlamp.com)  
Trying to work through the tutorial  
Downloaded and installed mysql  
Downloaded and installed MySqlFront  
No problems so far.  
SQL server started  
Trying to connect to localhost as root (no password) just like the  
instructions say. My Windows XP box times out waiting for connection.  
I’ve searched the FAQ and MySql Ref Man but can’t find anything that  
will tell me what I’m doing wrong. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled  
just to make sure that I’m doing all the right steps in the proper  
order.

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**Author:** ![printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/printdude1968)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rails/48917/2 "2005-11-26T21:28:46Z")

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On Nov 26, 2005, at 20:02, Print Dude wrote:

> reinstalled just to make sure that I’m doing all the right steps in  
> the proper order.

Off the top of my head, I would say “firewall?”

More helpfully, I’d suggest trying the Rails mailing list, since  
they’re going to be a lot more familiar with installation problems.

[http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

matthew smillie.

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**Author:** ![printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@printdude1968](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/printdude1968)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rails/48917/3 "2005-11-26T22:49:31Z")

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Matthew S. wrote:

> > I’ve searched the FAQ and MySql Ref Man but can’t find anything that  
> > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)
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> matthew smillie.

Thanks… all I had to do was configure NIS to all for MySQL and the  
problem went away.