[mythtv-users] Frontend and backend on 2 different networks?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 19, 2008, at 1:18 PM, Ryan wrote:

> Morning
>
> Well i cant seem to find a good answer, or maybe I'm not reading  
> closely so ill post here.  Heres the situation:
>
> I have a currently up and running mythbackend and multiple frontends  
> on my local network.  In my house, my roomate upstairs has his  
> network setup, and i have another setup.  I would like to have a  
> frontend on his network connect to one on mine.
>
> The network is split like this:  We have a 2wire DSL modem/router  
> serving 2 internal 172.*.*.* addys to each of our routers(I have a  
> dlink and he has a Linksys).  Now am i correct to assume that with  
> the proper port forwarding on the dlink, the frontend on his network  
> can point to my routers 172.*.*.* address and connect to my  
> backend?  If this is true, what ports do i need open?  I know 6543  
> (i think lol im not at home) needs to be open, and someone said  
> something about mysql port, which i havnt found.
>
> I have talked to him about one of us losing a network and going with  
> a switch instead, but neither of us feels like giving up out  
> personal networks if the above thinkin is correct.  So i put it out  
> there to you!  Will this work or should i be thinkin of migrating to  
> one network?

The docs tell you which ports you need to have open:
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html