Problem connecting to a MySql server

While trying to connect MS-Access via ODBC to a mysql server, I kept getting this error:

connection failed mysql 10060

The page that explained the problem is:

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Error2003-CantConnectToMySQLServer

The default /etc/mysql/my.cnf has

[mysqld]
...
bind_address=127.0.0.1
...

which must be commented out for a remote client to gain access to the server