2013-08-20, 06:19 PM
I would think this would have already been posted somewhere, but I can't seem to find a good setup link for connecting a client PC for NPVR. I have a combined NPVR Client/Server running in my downstairs office and it contains a dual HD tuner card. Everything has been setup and channels configured and I am able to watch live TV on that PC and use the NPVR addon to XBMC Frodo 12.2.
So my question is how do I set up my remote client on my upstairs PC to connect to the server downstairs and make use of it's installed tuners? I have already downloaded NPVR on the remote client PC as well as XBMC. I figure I should get the remote client configured in NPVR first before I move on to interface it with XBMC.
If there are instructions already posted for this specific task, could someone post the link? Otherwise what steps do I have to do to configure the remote client PC?
Thanks,
Update: OK, I found limited info on the NextPVR website here http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...on.Devices.
On my Client machine, I checked the box for Act as Client PC and entered the name of my server, PrecisionT7500. In the database share, I put \\PrecisionT7500\Users\Public\NPVR. However, after saving changes and restarting NPVR, I get an error that says, "Server database not found at \\PrecisionT7500\Users\Public\NPVR\npvr.db3". Then I suspected I had to add NRecord.exe, NPVR.exe, and Ntray.exe to the firewall exceptions list, which I did. I am still getting the same error message in which it cannot find the database.
What else do I need to do? I have verified that the database path is correct and the npvr.db3 file does exist on the server.
So my question is how do I set up my remote client on my upstairs PC to connect to the server downstairs and make use of it's installed tuners? I have already downloaded NPVR on the remote client PC as well as XBMC. I figure I should get the remote client configured in NPVR first before I move on to interface it with XBMC.
If there are instructions already posted for this specific task, could someone post the link? Otherwise what steps do I have to do to configure the remote client PC?
Thanks,
Update: OK, I found limited info on the NextPVR website here http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...on.Devices.
On my Client machine, I checked the box for Act as Client PC and entered the name of my server, PrecisionT7500. In the database share, I put \\PrecisionT7500\Users\Public\NPVR. However, after saving changes and restarting NPVR, I get an error that says, "Server database not found at \\PrecisionT7500\Users\Public\NPVR\npvr.db3". Then I suspected I had to add NRecord.exe, NPVR.exe, and Ntray.exe to the firewall exceptions list, which I did. I am still getting the same error message in which it cannot find the database.
What else do I need to do? I have verified that the database path is correct and the npvr.db3 file does exist on the server.