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<blockquote data-quote="coopers" data-source="post: 339467" data-attributes="member: 16116">Hi Folks,I'm wondering if someone smart can explain how networking things work with TVserver and client installed on the same machine.I noticed the other day that the TV my wife was watching stopped, when I rebooted the router.In the TV client dialog, I have the client set to recieve TV from &quot;htpc&quot; which is the name of the machine. The machine is given it's IP address by the router, using DHCP.So, there are a few scenarios I'm hoping someone can explain to me:Use the machine's name in client dialog, e.g. &quot;htpc&quot;:Seems to me the client finds the server by asking the router through DNS where it is. Also seems the packets are being sent from the server, through the router and then back to the same machine, where the client picks them up. Is that right?Use the &quot;IP address&quot; (assuming the router always assigns the same one, or you ahve made it static):I think other than eliminating the DNS step this would be the same as above?Use &quot;localhost&quot; for the machine's name.I'd think here that the client would automatically connect to the server on the same machine, and data would not go through the router. Is that right?From this post, it seems though that it won't work:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/</a>Does anyone know why that wouldn't work - and shouldn't it work?Use 127.0.0.1 - the localhost IP addressI'd expect this to be the same as using localhost?If anyone can delve a bit into the correct way to set this up, and tell me what is happening, I'd appreciate it.<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="coopers, post: 339467, member: 16116"] Hi Folks, I'm wondering if someone smart can explain how networking things work with TVserver and client installed on the same machine. I noticed the other day that the TV my wife was watching stopped, when I rebooted the router. In the TV client dialog, I have the client set to recieve TV from "htpc" which is the name of the machine. The machine is given it's IP address by the router, using DHCP. So, there are a few scenarios I'm hoping someone can explain to me: [B]Use the machine's name in client dialog, e.g. "htpc":[/B] Seems to me the client finds the server by asking the router through DNS where it is. Also seems the packets are being sent from the server, through the router and then back to the same machine, where the client picks them up. Is that right? [B]Use the "IP address" (assuming the router always assigns the same one, or you ahve made it static):[/B] I think other than eliminating the DNS step this would be the same as above? [B]Use "localhost" for the machine's name.[/B] I'd think here that the client would automatically connect to the server on the same machine, and data would not go through the router. Is that right? From this post, it seems though that it won't work: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/[/url] Does anyone know why that wouldn't work - and shouldn't it work? [B]Use 127.0.0.1 - the localhost IP address[/B] I'd expect this to be the same as using localhost? If anyone can delve a bit into the correct way to set this up, and tell me what is happening, I'd appreciate it. [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-rc3-svn-builds-289/tv-does-not-work-after-suspend-46466/[/url] [/QUOTE]

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