[mythtv-users] Failed to bind to port 6543

Will Dormann wd at pobox.com
Sat Aug 23 13:15:36 EDT 2003


At 09:30 AM 8/23/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>"BackendServerPort"  MythTv Server, MySql Server ???
>
>The file backendsettings.cpp talks of DB storage etc.  If the
>answer is MySql then I should use 127.0.0.1 and 3306 -
>which still says Failed to bind.


MythBackend binds to a port so that MythFrontend can connect to it.   If
you pick a port that's already in use, then you'll get that error.   (Since
mysql is already using it)


-WD


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list