How to use localhost as TV Database Server? (2 Viewers)

[Hotkey]

Hi all!

simple question: how can i set up the TV Database Server on a local host?
I tried 127.0.0.1 and localhost as hostname, but the setup still denies with "Please specify a valid hostname".

Hope someone could help me with that!

Thanks in advance

Hotkey


TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: V1.0.0.0
MediaPortal Skin: Foofaraw 1610
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD X2 4400+
HDD: Samsung SATA2 250GB
Memory: 2gig
Motherboard: P2-M2A690G
Video Card: ATI 1250X onboard
Video Card Driver: 7.11
Sound Card: Radeon HD Audio
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: AVermedia AVerTV DVB-S Pro
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver: latest bde
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: ASUS P-P2-M2A690G
Cooling: Boxed ASUS cooler
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV: Toshiba 32EL66Z
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA, HDMI - HDMI not working

 

[Clemens82]

MP Config => Television => TV Client => Change Hostname to localhost.

 

[Hotkey]

thanks, any reason why this is blocked during the setup?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/newcomers-forum-240/useful-posts-50062/

If you have trouble with localhost, try the MS Loopback Device in above post.

Easiest way of testing Localhost or MS Loopback Device is disable your Wireless LAN, reboot see if you can still watch television

 

[Hotkey]

I've used another workaround, i entered the name of my host which is use in MP in the hosts file of windows and mapped it to "localhost", this works also.

But my question was, why it's not allowed to simply use "localhost" in the configuration?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

MSSQL is designed to be a server, hence it will not let you put the reserved windows localhost in as a name, MP as a client does not have this problem, so can use localhost\127.0.0.1

Regards