[mythtv-users] XBMC windows client problem connecting to backend

[Johnny Russ]

I have an Xbox with XBMC that I use as a mythtv frontend. I am able to
playback mythtv recordings fine from the xbox. In another thread someone
indicated that they use the XBMC windows client to playback mythtv
recordings. In XBMC on windows I can browse my recordings and they have
thumbnails and all of their metadeta. However, playing a recording fails. I
believe the pertenant part of the log is:

15:25:59 T:4264 M:966545408   DEBUG: Thread 4264 terminating
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: (cmyth)
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: cmyth_connect: connect failed on
port 6543 to 'pvr' (10060)
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: (cmyth)
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: cmyth_conn_connect_file:
cmyth_connect(pvr, 6543, 16384) failed
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: (cmyth)
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312    INFO:   msg: cmyth_file_destroy:
cmyth_rcv_okay() failed (-1)
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312   ERROR: XFILE::CCMythFile::SetupRecording -
unable to connect to file
15:26:13 T:5212 M:965517312   ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error
opening [myth://
mythtv:mythtv at 192.168.1.102/recordings/1016_20081015103000.mpg]

I had a similar problem setting up my Xbox. It had something to do with the
fact that the backend uses the hostname instead of the ip address. I didn't
really understand it at the time. I was able to fix it by putting an entry
in my dnsmasq settings on my router. I added a rule:

address=/pvr/192.168.1.102

Is anybody else using this configuration on windows? Anybody have any ideas
why I can't connect to the backend?
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