[mythtv-users] Remote frontend won't connect to backend

[Kevin Kuphal]

Ole Wolf wrote:
> I realize this question has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find 
> an answer to the question on Google.
>
> I'm having problems setting up a frontend on a new machine, which complains 
> that it can't connect to the remote backend.
>
> My MythTV box, named "media.mydomain.com," has a backend running and a 
> frontend running, and this combination works fine.
>
> It seems it's possible to create a connections to the appropriate services on 
> the MythTV box:
>
> * I'm able to connect to the MySQL database running on "media.mydomain.com" 
> from the new machine.
>
> * I'm also able to telnet from the new machine to the backend 
> on "media.mydomain.com" using the command "telnet media.mydomain.com 6543".
>
> * When I run "mythwelcome" on my new machine for the first time, the settings 
> I enter on my new machines appear to be stored in the MySQL database 
> on "media.mydomain.com".
>
> * There are no firewalls active on the LAN, and SELinux is off. All of the 
> machines on the LAN look up each other's host name via the same DNS server.
>
> But, when I start "mythfrontend" or "mythwelcome" a second time on the new 
> machine, here's what the frontend says:
>
> 2007-04-26 21:55:29.565 Connecting to backend server: media.mydomain.com:6543 
> (try 1 of 5)
> 2007-04-26 21:55:29.566 Connection timed out.
>                         You probably should modify the Master Server
>                         settings in the setup program and set the
>                         proper IP address.
>
> The timeouts occur instantly.
>
> I've checked the database on "media.mydomain.com," and the "settings" entry 
> for "MasterServerIP" is "media.mydomain.com".
>
> I'm lost: can anyone help me narrow down why I can't connect to the backend on 
> the MythTV box from my new machine?
>   
You can't use DNS names when specifying the host to connect to.  The log 
says as much "set the proper IP address"

Kevin