[mythtv-users] [Q] : Why only numeric IP addresses work?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Friday 20 February 2004 00:17, Chris Pinkham wrote:
> > > This is by design.  The setting is called "Master Server IP
> > > Address", not "Master Server Hostname."  The code expects an IP
> > > address and =20 does
> > > not try to resolve to an IP address, so you must give an IP and
> > > not a hostname.
> >
> > Hmm then what is the idea behing the design, why not resolving a
> > given =20 hostname?
> > Bye
> > Manu
>
> I'm not sure, I wasn't around when that part of the code was written.
> Maybe you could submit a patch to "fix" the places where Myth relies
> on and uses IP addresses instead of hostnames.  That patch should
> also still work correctly even I put in an IP instead of hostname.

Yeah, it seems like Myth should be able to handle hostname->IP 
resolution...

However, it still seems that you (manu) have something wrong with your 
network setup in general.  If you correct that, then you shouldn't need 
the hostnames.

-JAC