[mythtv-users] FYI: Firewall Settings to allow FE to BE connections [needed to allow pings]

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/22/2008 09:11 PM, CTD wrote:

>  Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
> > There's also a setting you can specify  by selecting/unselecting
> > the appropriate checkbox when asked at initial (database) setup or
> > (once configured "incorrectly" by going into frontend settings
> > under Settings|General on screen "Database Configuration 1/2":
> >
> > Ping test server?
> >
> > Test basic host connectivity using the ping command. Turn off if
> > your host or network don't support ping (ICMP ECHO) packets
>
>  Thanks Mike.
>
>  That makes sense, since I did notice that I have no issues if I
>  started the FE when the firewall was down and then started up the
>  firewall.  At the time the behavior was very confusing.
>
>  That option must be somewhat new (last 1.5 years or so), since I did
>  not see this issue when I have a firewall on my old myth BE.
>
>  Either way.  Good to know what is going on.

Yeah.  It's new in 0.21.

Mike