[mythtv-users] 0.21 and 0.22 servers on the same network?

[Mike Perkins]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Nick F <nikos.f at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Is there any problem with running both 0.21 and 0.22 servers on the
>>> same network? I know that 0.21 frontends can upset the 0.22 database
>>> so I won't change any settings on the existing 0.21 frontends and they
>>> will continue to only use the old server. I'm hoping they won't try to
>>> automatically access the newer 0.22 server.
>> I ran two myth servers on the same network for a while about 18 months
>> ago (I had moved countries 9 months ahead of my family and set up my
>> own myth, and then when they moved over I had both running on the same
>> network for a while).  If I recall correctly, the biggest thing was
>> making sure the two databases had different names (I had the original
>> called mythconverg, and the other one called mythconverg_new).  They
>> co-existed happily.  I can't imagine would be a bigger issue with 0.21
>> and 0.22 servers).
>> _______________________________________________
> 
> Thanks to both of you for your responses.
> 
> I'm considering learning iptables and putting a firewall on both
> servers to completely stop any cross pollenation/comtamination. I only
> want to do this once!
> 
> I appreciate your sharing the experiences.
> 
Your biggest problem might be uPnP. I would see if you can turn that off 
(assuming you don't require the functionality, of course). That would make sure 
your frontends don't pick up the wrong backend.

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Mike Perkins