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I am trying to connect to database, which is on MSSQL server, using MySQL Workbench.

while creating new connection using workbench, I am getting error - "Lost connection to MySQL server at 'waiting for initial communication packet', system error: 10060"

while looking for this error code - I got this link - Can I use mysql to connect to SQL Server?

any suggestions/link how I can connect to database on MSSQL server using MySQL workbench

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  • The answer in the link you posted says that you can't connect to SQL Server. Why don't you want to use a tool such as [SQL Server Management Studio](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062)? – Horizon_Net Dec 11 '14 at 09:26

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MySQL Workbench is a tool exclusively designed to work with the MySQL server. No other RDBMs is supported.

To clarify after the migration comment:

Migration is something completely different. WB only migrates from certain RDBMSs, but always to MySQL. And all features in WB only work and were tested for a MySQL server.

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    i dont know if that's true anymore. in the migration assistant in mysql workbench, you can export a database to a saved mssql connection. its in the options, but apparently in order to use it, you need to set up the proper ODBC drivers to connect to it – Kristian Jul 01 '15 at 19:33