Will mysql_secure_install script block master updates to slave? I had setup two virtual mysql database servers in two oracle linux 6 vm's, which come with mysql server ver 5.1.47

Master named prod_master &amp; slave named prod_slave1.

I installed both the mysql servers in two virtual hosts machines with mysql_secure_installation script :


which removes test db 
change root password
disable remote login


The bound ip-address for prod_master to 192.168.1.100 &amp; prod_slave1 to 192.168.1.101


I had enabled the bin-log and index in my.cnf on master and relay log in slave. On master, I had created user repl_user and granted replication privileges and started master. The master has successfully started and created bin-log.
When i issued the commands show master status, show binary logs, the logs are visible. 
Coming to the slave, after configuring the my.cnf, issued the change master to using repl_user with credentials and issued the command start slave.
slave started. Then issued the command show slave status : it shows slave status like "connecting to master" in the slave attribute connection i/o error : unable to connect to the master with port no 3306.


I had granted the replication privileges with @192.168.1.%, and also issued the port on slave side. Now, here the major issue is: I couldn't connect remotely to the master or even from slave. From master connecting to slave :

mysql master&gt; mysql -h 192.168.1.101 -uroot -proot ( not able to connect )


I am not even getting connection refused error. And the same case even from slave to the master. After starting the slave i had viewed the slave mysql.log found that slave replication thread getting dead. due to connectivity issue. Is it problem , that i had installed using the script mysql_secure_install. Please guide me. I Want to know whether :


grant issue for replication problem (or)
because of the script mysql_secure_install


Note : Both the master and slave vm-machines are pinging on both sides.
If by disable remote login you mean it added skip-networking, you'll want to remove that from your my.cnf and restart mysql