[mythtv-users] possible to watch recordings from remote frontend?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Dana Hata
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 7:05 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] possible to watch recordings from remote
> frontend?
>
>
> Ok, simply uncommenting the LocalHostName property (and setting it to
> something valid, of course) in /usr/local/share/mythtv of the REMOTE
> machine fixed it.  Thanks for your advice!  I didn't even know that
> mysql.txt file existed.
>
> Dana

Glad to help.  Of course, the LocalHostName in mysql.txt is meant to be used
only if you want to *override* the system-defined hostname.  So you may
still want to check and see what the local machine thinks its hostname is.
Try the 'hostname' command from a shell prompt.

-JAC