[mythtv-users] Record on Backend, Watch LiveTV on Frontend?

[Chris Palmer]

Isaac Richards wrote
> On Wednesday 09 April 2003 06:41 pm, Chris Palmer wrote:
> > You basically have to setup everything on the frontend machine as you did
> > for the backend, except for the xmltv requirements (assuming you do NOT
> > want to run the tv listing grabber on your new setup).  Then you run the
> > Myth setup and configure the "master server IP address" as your backend
> > machine (should use the same IP as you setup in your backend, NOT using the
> > 127.0.0.1 address, but the real network address of that machine).  Note:
> > this is the initial setup and not the setup screens you get to when you're
> > inside MythTV.
> 
> You're not supposed to run the setup program -- it's for backends only.  the 
> Master server address is a global setting, and only needs to be set up once.  
> All a frontend needs in the way of setup is mysql.txt pointing to the 
> database, then everything can just be customized as normal from within the 
> frontend settings.

oh neat.  is that new?  I thought I had to tell the frontend which master
backend to use by using that config.  :)

I totally forgot to mention the mysql.txt file.  Good catch.  :)  You might
also need to update your access permissions in your mysql database so that
your new frontend has access to the mythconverg database.  Since I run a
secure LAN, I allow the "mythtv" user on any host and not just "localhost"
to access the "mythconverg" database (my database is on a separate machine,
so I had to change that from the start).

still make sure on your backend that you have the real network IP address 
for your "master backend" and not "127.0.0.1" and you should be good.  :)

-Chris