Robin,
This really smells like a backend configuration issue. From another host (if you don't have a second linux box then use a command window from a windows box) try to telnet to your backend on port 6543
telnet 192.168.1.50 6543
if you don't connect, then there's a configuration problem with your backend. First use mythtvsetup to make sure that you've configured your backend on port 6543. Then check to make sure you're not running iptables or ipchains or any other firewall software preventing external hosts from accessing port 6543 such as hosts.allow or hosts.deny files.
When trying to connect, run tcpdump on your linux box to see if you see the incoming connection requests.
The command "mvpmc -f /etc/helvR10.fnt -s 192.168.1.50" is all you need to get mvpmc running and my bet is that there's nothing wrong on the mvp end. Telnet to you mvp and run the command manually if to ensure you've passed it the IP address of your server. Then focus your attention on your backend linux box to get to the root of the issue.
Cheers...
Sergio
From: "Robin Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Mvpmc-users] Connect to MythTV server failed
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:54:16 -0400
>Sorry, I sent this to the wrong place, I seem to be having gmail issues...
>
>If I pick "Watch Recordings", "Live TV" or anything else Myth-related,
>I get a red progess bar that goes on for at least two minutes and then
>it displays a box with the error:
>"Connect to mythtv server 192.168.1.50 failed
>Press any key to continue"
>
>If I tail my mythbackend.log on my myhtbackend I see nothing that
>indicates the MVP is even talking to Myth.
>
>BTW, I am using mvalleland's build as the 0.3.0 build would not work.
>I have also tried the latest daily build and get the same result
>
>I am serving my dongle from a Windows box running the MediaMVPSvc to
>do so (I could not get it working with the various tftpd Linux
>methods).
>
>If my dongle is served this way, is it using my config file? mvpmc
>auto-starts and it has the mythbox's IP so I think it is using my
>config, however if I change my config file to include "--startup
>mythtv" it doesn't jump to the MythTV section right away, so I'm a
>little confused - the MVP is all new to me.
>
>This is the contents of my config file:
>
>rdate -s 192.168.10.50
>mvpmc -f /etc/helvR10.fnt -s 192.168.1.50 &
>
>I'll try the more verbose command line and get back to you.
>
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