[mythtv-users] Connecting to backend

[jack snodgrass]

On 10/23/06, Nathan Smith <nsmith5 at cs.umbc.edu> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to watch TV on my backend from my frontend (both running
> 0.19-fixes) and I'm getting the following error:
>
> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.906 Connecting to backend server:
> 192.168.1.11:6543 (try 1 of 5)
> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.919 Using protocol version 26
> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.987 TV: Attempting to change from None to
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.988 RemoteEncoder::openControlSocket():
> Connection timed out.
> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.003 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969)
> failed to get pginfo
> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.009 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2006-10-23 11:44:50.021 TV: Deleting TV Chain in destructor
>
> Anyone know what would cause this? Seems like it isn't making a
> connection to the server by the line
>
> 2006-10-23 11:44:49.988 RemoteEncoder::openControlSocket():
> Connection timed out.
>
> but the first line indicates that it makes a connection.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks
>
> Nate
>

1) make a manual, telnet connection... see what you get:

telnet 192.168.1.11 6543
you should get something like:
Connected to 192.168.1.11.
Escape character is '^]'.
.... type ctrl-] and exit to exit telnet
if you get a connection refused, then your backend is
not running on that ip address / port. ( you may have started it with 127.0.0.1
as it's ip address )

2) try the mysql connection:
mysql -hhost -uuserid -ppasswrd database
where host, userid, passwrd and database come from your mysql.txt file

if both 1 and 2 connect with not errors.... don't know what the issue might
be.

jack