[mythtv-users] Changing IP wrecked it

Steve Daniels steve.p.daniels at googlemail.com
Wed Mar 22 08:12:32 UTC 2006



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Morten Rønseth
> Sent: 21 March 2006 22:01
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Changing IP wrecked it
> 
> But I figured out what happened - the new router that the box now
> connects to has the name associated with the new address set to
> "MythBox" in the DHCP settings. Which of course became the box' new
> hostname, rather than "localhost", which it used to be...
> So, I changed the hostname back, deleted all mythconverg.settings
> entries that had the hostname filed set to "MythBox" and Voila! We're
> back.

You really shouldn't leave your machine with it's hostname set as
localhost..

Just me 2 pence..

Steve




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