[mythtv-users] How does backend/frontend work with Directv?

[Curtis Stanford]

Ahh, OK. I got ya. I guess it's that "decision" that the frontend makes that 
matters. I assume this all works and I don't have to worry about it.

Thanks again.

On June 17, 2003 08:42 pm, Bruce Markey wrote:
> Curtis Stanford wrote:
> ...
>
> >>>When you fire a remote command at the frontend, does it fire the command
> >>>to the backend (if necessary, i.e. changing channels)? How does that
> >>>work?
> >>
> >>The IR commands through lirc and keyboard keystrokes go to
> >>the frontend.
> >
> > I assume you meant backend above?
>
> Frontend[sic]. All keystrokes and remote keypresses (through
> an IR receiver then lirc) are intrepreted by the frontend.
> If the frontend decides that the backend needs to do something,
> it sends a text protocol message to the backend. I wanted to
> be sure you understood that there is no "raw" transport of
> IR commands from one machine to another.
>