Remote MySQL connection not working

Question

I'm trying to access my website's MySQL database I have remotely. I've followed instructions to set up MySQL Workbench's parameters and I have the Username, Password and all those. My problem is, after I've allowed my IP to access it, when I try to connect it says

Failed to Connect to MySQL at 173.254.28.62:3306 with user **** Can't connect to MySQL server on '173.254.28.61'(10060)

The IP 173.254.28.61 I got from pinging my website's adress (http://www.motivateddreams.com/) with CMD. When I try to navigate to that IP in my browser, It says "There is no website configured at this address." The thing it though, I know it exists. I type ping motivateddreams.com into CMD and that's what it gives me. Any ideas? Is there a way to get the correct IP address of a website? Or is it a different problem?

P.S. If you need more info, please ask and don't just vote this question down.

EDIT

Thanks everyone for your help :D I got it working with some help from the host, but I'll choose a best answer anyway.

Answer 1

Pinging motivateddreams.com [173.254.28.61] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 173.254.28.61: bytes=32 time=187ms TTL=50

Reply from 173.254.28.61: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=50

Reply from 173.254.28.61: bytes=32 time=182ms TTL=50

:D

But asides that I'm guessing a firewall issue here. Is there an option to allow a specific host in your workbench/cpanel/whatever site?

I remember one of my webhosters that I could allow a remote host for mysql.

And I think that you have granted the rights to the 'user'@'yourhost' right?

Answer 2

If I am not mistaken, the ping test for determining the IP of a website is not 100% fire-proof. There might be other computers by that name, so that the IP return from the PING is simply the first one on the list, which is probably not the one corresponding to the website you want. At least, that´s why I was taught when the same problem ocurred.

I just used this site to find the IP address and I got this: 173.254.28.61

Maybe the problem is the IP address and not your setup.

goodluck!