Unable to connect to Amazon web service mysql instance

Update: Firewalls are disabled on my end. It would be odd if amazon had firewalls on their end and wouldn't mention it in their documentation.

Amazon's security groups are a firewall.

I did set up the DB security group using the CIDR suggested by the console (I hope it give me the right value).

If it's not the IP you're connecting from, it's not the right value.