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

[Daniel Frey]

Can I update this setting in the DB?  I don't see that setting in the
settings table in the DB.

Can I update this setting in config.xml?

I'm away from home and can't get to mythtv-setup.

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:26 AM Stuart Auchterlonie <stuarta at squashedfrog.net>
wrote:

> 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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