Can't connect to TV Server via network (1 Viewer)

[pjh]

TV-Server Version: svn-05-23-2008--22-51-Rev19158
MediaPortal Version: svn-05-23-2008--22-51-Rev19158
MediaPortal Skin: Blue2
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD 64 3400+
HDD: MAXTOR 80GB
Memory: 1GB DDR
Motherboard: msi k8t neo
Video Card: ATI RADEON 9250
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.11
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 NX (USB)
Sound Card AC3: Optical -> Yamaha RX750
Sound Card Driver: 5.12.01.0062
1. TV Card: Cynergy 1200 DVB-S
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver: Cinergy_1200_DVB-S_Drv_Vista_XP_4.8.3.18
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: PureVideo v1.02.23
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow rev 1890
h.264 Video Codec: CoraAVC 1.7
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 28
HTPC Case: Antec Sonata
Cooling: stock
Power Supply: Antec Phanton
Remote: -
TV: Panasonic AE900
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

I have TVServer and MP client up and running (RC1 - latest svn builds), on a machine with a DVB-S card, channels are scanned, EPG is working, everything is good. TV Server is working fine and mediaportal connects to it on the same machine.

I setup the MP client on another machine, it's on a Gb network. Both machines can see each other, ping works, neither have any firewall/AV software on them and Windows Firewall is OFF on both machines.

MediaPortal video playing (myMovies) is working fine on the new client. When it was installed the "TV service" name was set to itself (the Windows machine name). When I change this to "192.168.0.2" which is the permanent IP address of my server it just hangs. No errors are shown, I have waited about 10 minutes then I stop the mediaportal.exe process.

here's the last line of the log (this was a run of mediaportal with the server address in the config xml file)

2008-05-28 14:32:10.140625 [Info.][MPMain]: Remote control:master server :192.168.0.2
2008-05-28 14:32:10.203125 [Info.][MPMain]: ChannelNavigator::Reload()
2008-05-28 14:32:10.265625 [Info.][MPMain]: get channels from database

I've checked the logs on the server machine and there's nothing obvious there when the client is trying to connect. Is there anything I have missed? Are there any server logs that might be relevant?

 

[K0mmaT1A]

Have you tried in server configuration -> tvservers -> edit -> change the name of "htpc" or whatever the name is, in the lan ip that you can ping from the other machine?

 

[manolito]

That is because the SQL browser is down. Go to services management in windows and active the sql browser and put it on automatically.

I hope this fix the problem.

 

[pjh]

That is because the SQL browser is down. Go to services management in windows and active the sql browser and put it on automatically.

I hope this fix the problem.

The SQL Browser service is running on the 'server' machine - starts automatically. Still haven't got this working

 

[manolito]

Ok... maybe... try this....


In the sql 2005 surface area configuration, go to database engine, then remote conections and select remote and local conections and then TCP and name pipes.

I think this is the fix... but not sure

Sorry for my english.

Bye