[mythtv-users] I can't connect to mythbackend from remote computer
curtlee
curtlee2002 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 25 19:27:29 UTC 2007
On 3/25/07, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>
> curtlee wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 3/24/07, *Nick Morrott* <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
> > <mailto:knowledgejunkie at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 25/03/07, curtlee <curtlee2002 at gmail.com
> > <mailto:curtlee2002 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > > 2007-03-24 20:32:44.679 Connecting to backend server:
> > GeorgeDesktop:6543
> > > (try 1 of 5)
> > > 2007-03-24 20:32: 44.680 Connection timed out.
> > > You probably should modify the Master
> Server
> > > settings in the setup program and set the
> > > proper IP address.
> >
> > On your master server, you need to change its IP address from
> > 127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1> to its actual IP address in
> > mythtv-setup. The IP address is
> > stored in the database, and the remote frontend will look it up. If
> > it's set to localhost on the master machine, there is no way for the
> > remote frontend to connect to it.
> >
> > Nick
> > --
> > MythTV Official wiki:
> > http://mythtv.org/wiki/
> > MythTV users list archive:
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users
> >
> > "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." -
> > Benjamin Franklin
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> >
> > It's set to the correct ip address. I went step by step through the
> > mythtv.org <http://mythtv.org> documentation. This is really haunting
> > me. I just don't know what to do.
> >
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> Other obvious possibility - have you commented out "skip-networking" in
> /etc/my.cnf? (mysql config)
>
> Mike Perkins
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Yes, I have commented out "skip-networking". If I hadn't, I wouldn't be able
to connect to mysql remotely.
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