[mythtv-users] Help troubleshooting why remote frontends not able to connect after upgrade

[Steve Wilson]

--- "Paul D. Cnudde" <cnuddep at rogers.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
> > I recently upgraded my mythboxen to 0.21 using the
> > debian packages from 
> > debian-multimedia .  My setup is 1 BE\FE and 2
> > remote frontends.  All 
> > was working perfectly before the upgrade.........
> 
> .......
> 
> >Something new in 0.21 is that the pin code to
> connect is now  
> >*required*, use 0000 to allow anyone to connect
> without a code.
> >
> >I forget what screen it's in, but you could easily
> miss it if you're  
> >not paying attention closely (I did).
> >
> >beww
> 
> I did enter a PIN but that didn't work. also tried
> the 0000 but that also did not
> 
> >You may have a problem with mysql security on the
> MBE not allowing 
> >remotes to login.  I would check the Modifying
> access to the MySQL 
> >database for multiple systems section at the bottom
> of the following web page
> >
> >http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html
> >
> >-- Mache
> 
> Not a MySql issue as according to the logs the
> frontend establishes a connection with mythtconverg.
> I can also log in to the db across the network with
> the same credentials as myth uses
> 
> >In 0.21 there's more than one location you need to
> >change the database location. Sounds like you've
> >already done this in mythtv-setup. You also need to
> do
> >it in the frontend since the default is localhost.
> Go
> >to Utilities/Setup -> Setup -> General and make
> sure
> >you have the hostname as your IP.
> 
> Again this is to specify the database location, and
> the correct IP Address of the backend was there.
> 
> Thank you everyone for their responses, Is anyone
> else using the debian packages and have successfully
> gone through the upgrade?
> 
> p
> 
> 
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I thought I read a post on here a week or so ago where
someone that was using Debian had the same problem and
they had to edit the /etc/hosts.allow file. May want
to go to gossamer and do a search for the thread.


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