Mysql replication

[rock well]

hi all,
i am trying to replicate mysql database from one server to an other. I made one server by changing its my.cnf file and assigning it a serverid. This how the master's my.cnf file looks like
[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
server-id=1

Then i tried to setup the replication as given in mysql documentation. I created an account using the grant replication slave on command. I flushed the tables with read lock, and copied the mysqlsnaphot.tar to the slave file. When the read lock exists i checked the master status but it shows as an "Empty set".

My slave my.cnf file looks like
[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
master-host=master host name
master-user=user on master
master-password=slave password
server-id=2

I followed the steps as given in the documentation but it doesnt work. Can you tell me what would be the problem. If you need some other information i will post it next time.

Thanks