[mythtv-users] Mult-system design

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Oct 26, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Rich West wrote:

> That's definitely the hurdle that I am trying to get my brain over.
> I've got it embedded in my brain that a STB is required to be near the
> TV....
>
> So.. there has to be some where in the settings to point it to a
> particular backend tuner?  Or is it that you just point it (the front
> end) to the backend, and the backend handles all of that?
>
> -Rich

Right. When you launch the frontend for the first time, you're asked  
to provide the backend IP address and mysql username/password/ 
database. once it knows how to connect, you're good to go. You also  
should give your frontend a unique identifier. This information is  
stored along with your other frontend configuration options on the  
backend server so when you connect, the backend knows which frontend  
is connecting and which settings are to be used.