Change the BIND address in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf from
BIND = 127.0.0.1
to
Bind = “IP ADDRESS OF CARD YOU WANT TO LISTEN ON” or 0.0.0.0 for all ip’s
then on the MySql Servert grant root access to all databases from all hosts
grant all on *.* to 'root'@'%';
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'%' = PASSWORD('newpass');
FLUSH PRIVILEGES ;
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'%' = PASSWORD('newpass');
FLUSH PRIVILEGES ;