Issues when connecting to database?

[smuggler]

I attempted to use the following programs to view/edit my sql database, and none of them were able to connect to my database...

EQEmu Admin
Magoo's Item Editor
SQL Front

It's driving me insane because each of those programs have successfully worked for me before, and I haven't done anything differently (to my knowledge) than in previous situations.

The only clue any of the programs gives me is a vague message about serverside permissions. Basically, SQL Front told me that it does not allow connections to servers that screen connections (my PC was the server in question, and was protected by Zone Labs firewall software). That in itself is rather fucked up, but even after I shut down ZA, it continued to give the message. That's just plain bonkers.

Anyone experience this problem before?