[mythtv-users] Problem to connect to remote backend

[greg]

Ole Jørgen Legård wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a FC9 PC running with the following MythTV compilation:
>
> mythfrontend --version
> Please include all output in bug reports.
> MythTV Version   : 18265
> MythTV Branch    : trunk
> Library API      : 0.22.20080903-1
> Network Protocol : 40
> QT Version       : 4.3.5
> Options compiled in:
>  linux release using_oss using_alsa using_arts using_backend using_dbox2
> using_dvb using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr
> using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_v4l using_x11
> using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmc_vld using_xvmcw
> using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl using_ffmpeg_threads
> using_libavc_5_3 using_live
>
> This PC serves as both the master frontend and master backend and is working
> good.
>
> Last week I installed Ubuntu 8.04 on a laptop and installed (compiled) the
> same version of MythTV. I am trying to use the laptop as a frontend only.
>
> The problem is that I can't find out why the backend refuses the connection
> from the Ubuntu frontend.
>
> Please see here for both backend and frontend logs:
> http://pastebin.com/f42a2ac24
>
> The backend reports "Unknown socket closing", and the frontend freezes. The
> frontend GUI does not appear until I stop the backend (Ctrl + C).
>
> My first problem was that port 3306 (mySQL) in my firewall was closed. After
> I opened it I managed to remotely log in to my database, but the same
> problem persists for MythTV.
>
> I have changed the IP addresses in mythtv-setup to the IP address of my FC9
> PC (not 127.0.0.1 anymore).
>
> Can anyone please give me some pointers on what could be wrong?
>
> Regards,
> Ole
>
>
>
>
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>   
Firewall perhaps?