[mythtv-users] BackEnd FrontEnd, how does it work??

[andrew matthews]

basicly the frontend connects to a port on the backend and requests a title, 
the backend then streams either the recording or the live tv to the 
frontened.

On 7/12/05, Mark H <mrhegstrom at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, if you install/compile mythtv on another networked machine you
> will be able to watch live tv (and recorded programs) over the
> network. During the setup you just enter in your backend's IP
> address and login information. You may have to setup mysql to let
> you connect from that other computer/ip/user.
> 
> 
> On 7/12/05, Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know about "live TV" (someone else can answer that question),
> > but all your recordings are accessible from the frontends. The way it
> > works is that the frontend accesses the db from the backends through
> > the network. Then it accesses the recording files through a nfs
> > mounted filesystem. Make sure you have a fast enough network.
> >
> > On 7/12/05, Mr AG <angelisonline at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This is where the front end back end questions come in. If I have
> > > another MythBox, on my network, can it display the live TV, that is
> > > coming into my main MythBox?
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