[mythtv-users] XBMC windows client problem connecting to backend

[Johnny Russ]

>
> I'm not using it on windows, but I can imagine why you're getting this.
>
> You need to add an entry in your hosts file
> (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) to override Windows' lookup on
> the local network and point it to your pvr box.
>
> Chances are, if you enter "ping pvr" at a command-line you'll get
> something like "Ping request could not find host pvr. Please check the
> name and try again."
>

Thank you so much. I have been pounding at this for a while now
unsuccessfully. When I pinged pvr, I noticed it said it was pinging a
machine named pvr on my school's domain. Unfortunately for me there is
actually a machine at my school with the same name as my backend. A few
years ago, I was messing around setting up a VPN connection to my school
when I first setup this machine. Apparently during that process I had made
it so the primary DNS suffix on this computer was my school's domain. I
removed that default DNS suffix and now pvr is resolving correctly to my
backend's ip address. Thanks again for setting me on the right path.
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