[mythtv-users] Can I use mythfrontend if mythbackend is not running ?

[Johannes Niess]

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Am Freitag, 5. März 2004 14:49 schrieb Yannick:
>  Hello !
>
>
>  I've got the following layout with mythtv:
>
>  A main computer which is running mythbackend (In my office) and another
> computer (Pundit based) which is running in the living room...
>
>  But, from time to time, the mythbackend computer is down... So, obviously,
> the mythfrontend cannot connect to it...
>
>  But I really would love to be able to use it (Even disconnected from
> backend), because the 'PLAY DVD' feature could still be locally used in my
> opinion....
>
>  It's really a pity that the mythbackend computer has to be always running
> to play DVD ;-(((.

Yannick,

given "wake on lan" support on your backend it could be switched on by 
frontend request. The settings are accessible via mythsetup.

HTH,

Johannes Nieß
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