Access to MySGL on Mac from VMs

Access to MySQL on Mac from VMs

Sorry, I am not sure in which topic forum to post a question like this, so feel free to advise or change.

I have a number of MySQL databases on the host Mac. I would like to gain access to them while using the VMs. In other words, a program running, for example, on a WinXP VM needs to be able to query the database in the host.

I have tried configuring the WinXP program calling:
-- MyMacsName
-- MyMacsName.local (as it says in the Sharing Preferences)
-- 192.168.0.104 (the mac's internal IP)

... without success.

1. Is there another way to refer to the host from the VMs?
2. Are there additional configuration issues on the Mac? (The MySQL database files are in a shared folder, but that shouldn't matter as MySQL runs as a service.)

Thanks for any clues,

Ken