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A common issue is the bind_address. Check your my.cnf configuration to make sure it's not limiting you to local only. If so, comment it out and restart the server.
Otherwise take a look at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1559955/host-xxx-xx-xxx-xxx-is-not-allowed-to-connect-to-this-mysql-server and https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/problems-connecting.html for other common issues.