Database access from NAT network

[Devin Asay]

Hi, I'm having trouble accessing a MySQL database. I'm on OS X 10.3.8 
and Rev 2.5/2.5.1.

I am not able to access either of my MySQL servers at work from my home 
network. They are both on MAC OS X servers on publc IP addresses. I can 
reach them from home via SSH, FTP, AFP, HTTP and others. For example I 
can SSH into a server and run the mysql command line process. But any 
time I try to connect to a database through Rev, the request simply 
hangs, with a spinning lollipop, for several minutes until I finally 
get an error message " "

Strangely enough, twice (out of maybe 12 tries) the database connected 
successfully. The connection took a long time to establish, then each 
query takes a similarly long time (5+ minutes.)

Is the process simply timing out?

Might there be ports closed that need to be open on my home router? 
(What port do revdb processes use?)

Anybody give me any tips for how to configure my router (an SMC 
Barricade G wireless router) to speed up/unblock or whatever access to 
these db servers?

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University