Brilliant solution!!! My machines are a member of the same workgroup, but are connected to different routers (one acts as an access point) Otherwise my story is the same even with the latest 1.1 beta version
I would not call this "fixed".
It is a nice workaround.
But not really nice if you use DHCP.
And it should not be necessary: ping <servername> always works on my client, and obviously also TVclient finally gets the address (after a few minutes of waiting).
There must be a problem somewhere with the hostname resolution in TVclient. It would be really great if an expert could look into it. It is the only annoying issue I have with MediaPortal. Else it is just great.
+1 Momo, this is not a 'fix', but at least the workaround enables me to use TVServer and it is the only thing that does. I am crossing my fingers the issue disappears in MP 1.1.0! If not, I agree the developers need to do some work.