[mythtv-users] Can I have frontend without installing backend.

[Ramasubramanian Ramesh]

>
> What you are trying to do is most defintiely supported. Its the whole
> reason for the Frontend Backend architecture.
>
> There may be more to it but, as a minimum make sure your backend is
> configured with its real IP, and not localhost (127.0.0.1)
>   

This was the problem. My master was localhost instead of its real 
hostname/IP. Once I fixed that my frontend in the debian saw the backend 
and everything is working fine.

Ramesh