[mythtv] [PATCH]: show IP address in system status screen

[Kevin Elliott]

On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 08:52:43PM -0500, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 07:56:50PM -0500, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >>Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> >>   
> >>
> >>>Wouldn't it be better to set up a DNS server rather than to put 
> >>>workarounds
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>Could your parents, grandparents etc set up a DNS server?  Should they 
> >>really need to?
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Probably not.  Do you believe that eric moors is my parent or grandparent?
> >If not, I don't see your point.
> > 
> >
> 
> The point is that having this information is useful to more than just 
> one person.  And that not every person who might find the information 
> useful is capable of / has the desire to set up a DNS server on their 
> home LAN.

I agree. To many, their MythTV boxes are "black boxes" and they don't know or understand how it is operating on their network. I think showing the IP in the
status window would be useful to some people.

Kevin Elliott
kevin at phunc.com