[mythtv-users] Remote frontend won't connect to backend
Kevin Kuphal
kuphal at dls.net
Thu Apr 26 20:40:46 UTC 2007
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
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