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Connect to a remote MySQL Server from a dynamic IP address
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Problem
My ISP at home uses a dynamic IP address. I'm trying to access a MySQL database at work. How can I connect to it (using MySQL Workbench)?
I could grant all privileges to
If it does, it will still be tedious to grant privilege every time the IP changes.
Thanks in advance!
I could grant all privileges to
% so that any IP address will do, but I think this is NOT VERY SAFE. I don't know if granting privilege to my current IP Address will work.If it does, it will still be tedious to grant privilege every time the IP changes.
Thanks in advance!
Solution
Do you have the possibility to connect to your office network using a VPN? Then you could receive a static IP address in the range of your internal network. For this one, you could easily grant the necessary privileges.
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StackExchange Database Administrators Q#3320, answer score: 3
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