remote mysql login

[davidhawksuk () yahoo co uk]

Hi,

I would like to log into the walleye database remotely to extract its data. 

When checking if the mysql port (3306) is open with nmap it sayes the port is filtered. If I then allow the port by 
adding it to the list of allowed TCP ports Nmap syaes the port is closed.

How do I open the port so I can connect to the db remotely?

Many thanks