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How do I stop the following error from occuring? "A connection attempt failed" (see full error in body)

I am getting the following error on an excel workbook which has a data connection to a sql database. A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period ...
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Excel, ODBC - desired database not listed

When I attempt to create an ODBC to a server (named DARKHELMET for all you spaceballs fans out there) it doesn't show in the list of available data sources. ..but it does show up under data source ...
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Writing typical MySQL query in excel

I'm trying to run a MySQL query in excel. I've set up ODBC in excel and the connection to database is solid. Is there a way to input my usual query (e.g. select * from table where date= 20131212) to ...
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