Lost connection to MySQL server during query

[Don Dachner]

MySQL Version 3.23.52 on Red Hat Linux
 
Trying to establish an ODBC connection to the MySQL server from a windows 2000 server 
and get the error:
 
"MySQL ODBC Driver ver 03.51.06"
"Lost Connection to MySQL server during query"
 
On the MySQL server, there is only one my.cnf and it has no reference to a port so I'm 
figuring it's using the default 3306.
 
I can ping the server.
 
Any ideas?
 
Thanks,
Don