[FIXED] Connect to MAMP local server (MacBook) from Windows computer

Issue

I'm having trouble connecting to a local server hosted on a MacBook/MAMP. My .NET application (running on a Windows computer) smoothly connects to another Windows machine (MySQL server) with the same connection string "server=[computer's name]; user id=xxxx; password=xxxx; database=xxxx" but when I use this MacBook's name, I get the following error:

"Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL hosts"

Note: File Sharing is turned on

Please help.

Solution

For those who might experience the same issue, the problem was that my MacBook wasn't visible to Windows machines. Go to System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing > Options and check your Account and Share files and folders using SMB.

Answered By - Will