Nick wrote: > On 05/12/05, Cecil Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I've ran into an anomalous issue reorganizing my home entertainment >>system this weekend. I have a master and a slave backend. >>Unfortunately, my slave cannot connect to the master. I get a string of: >> >>2005-12-04 17:39:48.266 Connecting to master server: :6543 >>2005-12-04 17:39:49.081 Connection to master server timed out. >> >>in my backend log. Notice it does not have it IP of my master in the >>above. The master is configured correctly, I can view records on the >>slave from the master. I can even use the tuners on the slave to watch >>live tv on the slave. However, the tuners are listed as not connected >>on the master. I'm using SVN 8101 currently. I also tried SVN 8045 >>which I had running previously. I don't think it is an SVN issue, >>rather I'm lost in the forest and now cannot see the trees. Any >>suggestions? > > > Some ideas: > > On the slave machine search for all files named 'mysql.txt' in .mythtv > directories and check whether any are missing the correct information > for the mythconverg database. You need to check you are connecting to > the master backend's database and not running a second copy of the > database on the slave. > > In the database (or running mythtvsetup on the slave) check to ensure > the value for the setting 'BackendServerIP' is set to the correct IP > address for the slave (and that the hostname value is valid) and also > that the MasterServerIP is pointing to the main backend IP (hostname > for this should be NULL). > > Lastly, I would try pinging the master backend from the slave to > ensure outbound connections are working and that there are no > firewall-type issues. > > Nick
Thanks for the response Nick. All the above was checked multiple times. I drop the database and started from scratch. It is now working. Cecil _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
