[mythtv-users] Connecting to backend

[Nathan Smith]

On Oct 23, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:

> Nathan Smith wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm trying to watch TV on my backend from my frontend (both running
>> 0.19-fixes) and I'm getting the following error:
>>
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.906 Connecting to backend server:
>> 192.168.1.11:6543 (try 1 of 5)
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.919 Using protocol version 26
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.987 TV: Attempting to change from None to
>> WatchingLiveTV
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.988 RemoteEncoder::openControlSocket():
>> Connection timed out.
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.003 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969)
>> failed to get pginfo
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.021 TV: Deleting TV Chain in destructor
>>
>> Anyone know what would cause this? Seems like it isn't making a
>> connection to the server by the line
>>
>> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.988 RemoteEncoder::openControlSocket():
>> Connection timed out.
>>
>> but the first line indicates that it makes a connection.
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks
>>
>>
> Check the backend setup in mythtv-setup and be sure you are using  
> the IP
> address of the machine and that you are using that same IP address on
> each remote system to communicate with that machine.
>
> Kevin

Both IPs in the 'settings' mysql database point to the backend server:

| BackendServerIP                 |  
192.168.1.11                                                             
        | mediadude |
| BackendServerPort             |  
6543                                                                     
               | mediadude |
| BackendStatusPort              |  
6544                                                                     
               | mediadude |
| MasterServerIP                     |  
192.168.1.11                                                             
        | mediadude |
| MasterServerPort                 |  
6543                                                                     
               | mediadude |

I don't get a complaint from the frontend that it cannot connect to  
the backend, but when I try to view liveTV, the screen flips back to  
the menu screen automatically.

To make sure, there are no other information sources that the  
frontend uses to find the backend other than ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt,  
correct? If there are other sources, maybe I haven't edited them  
correctly....

Nate