Setting up mythtv Frontend machine vs. Backend machine

Installing and using MythTV: Downloading and compiling.: "Frontend-only configuration
Since MythTV uses a client/server architecture, multiple frontend computers can simultaneously access content on a Myth system. Live TV, watching and scheduling recordings, etc. are all possible from multiple frontends.

To get a better picture of what is needed to run a frontend, note the following:
You do NOT need the MySQL server installed on your remote frontend
You do NOT need XMLTV installed on your remote frontend
You do NOT need to run the MythTV setup program on your frontend machine

Other than the exclusion of the MySQL server and XMLTV, the MythTV compilation procedure is the same as when you're setting up both a backend and a frontend. However, you will need to install the database access libraries.

Once MythTV is compiled and installed:
* Run the MythTV setup program on your Master backend. Under the 'General' menu, change the IP address of the current machine (by default, '127.0.0.1') to the real external IP address - 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address and no external machine can access it. Change the Master Server IP setting to the same IP address as well.
* Run the mythfrontend program on your frontend machine, and a 'Database Configuration' screen should appear [DCL note: If it does not, goto Settings and find the Database Configuration screen]. Set the 'Host name' field to point to your Master backend's IP address. "