[mythtv-users] Can't access 6544 over port forward

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 01/10/17 23:48, Daniel Frey wrote:
> Thanks, Peter.
> 
> This is how I connect to do MythTV Player development while I'm on the
> road.  Local forwards over ssh are not reliable from the hotels I've
> found. I will look into securing that port, or change it to a random one
> but forward it internally to 6544.
> 

You'll still need to modify the security settings to allow what you
want to do, otherwise it won't work.

Changing those settings now will allow it to work without changing your
network design.


Regards
Stuart


> Dan
> 
> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 10:17 AM Peter Bennett <cats22 at comcast.net
> <mailto:cats22 at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>     On 10/01/2017 09:02 AM, Daniel Frey wrote:
>>     Since I upgraded to v29 I can no longer access 6544 over a port
>>     forward on my router. I have no issue accessing mythweb, however.
>>
>>     I have noticed rejected connections in the backend logs when
>>     trying this.
>>
>>     Are there new settings for the http server in v29 regarding this?
>>
>>
>     There is a new feature in v29 that blocks access from outside of
>     your local network, as a security measure. You can override that by
>     going to mythtv-setup, general, host address backend settings, and
>     selecting "allow connections from all subnets". It is not
>     recommended because then the whole world can connect to your mythtv
>     system.
> 
>     Peter
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