Hostnames for extender - where do they come from?

[wayner]

I have multiple SageTV servers and/or multiple SageTV dockers. Some will show a text hostname but others will just shows an IP number. Where does the extender get the hostname? Can I add a hostname to the /etc/hosts file using a text editor like vi?

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by wayner

I have multiple SageTV servers and/or multiple SageTV dockers. Some will show a text hostname but others will just shows an IP number. Where does the extender get the hostname? Can I add a hostname to the /etc/hosts file using a text editor like vi?

Check out this post as well as the one after it from you...

https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=29

K

[wayner]

Sorry, I didn't describe the issue properly. Yes, that hostname setting works and is displayed in the SageTV UI once you are in extender mode.

But prior to getting into extender mode when you go to the settings screen in standalone mode on an extender that shows available server you will see something like this:

MyNewServer
192.168.1.245
MyOldServer

Same thing on Placeshifter, when you start it up it lists possible servers that you can connect to, some are listed by name and some by IP address.

Where do the names come from?

When I look at the /etc/hosts file on an extender I only see a setting for localhost.

[jusjoken]

Originally Posted by wayner

Sorry, I didn't describe the issue properly. Yes, that hostname setting works and is displayed in the SageTV UI once you are in extender mode.

But prior to getting into extender mode when you go to the settings screen in standalone mode on an extender that shows available server you will see something like this:

MyNewServer
192.168.1.245
MyOldServer

Same thing on Placeshifter, when you start it up it lists possible servers that you can connect to, some are listed by name and some by IP address.

Where do the names come from?

When I look at the /etc/hosts file on an extender I only see a setting for localhost.

I don't know what it specifically does there but if its dockers only showing IP then try the --hostname advice I gave in that post... Just ensure you use the double dash... -- Not a single dash.

I use this for all my SageTV dockers but have no extenders to test with.

K

[graywolf]

Are they Static IPs?
Do you have them defined/named in your Router?
Or maybe defined in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc on the SageTV Server (if Windows)?

just some thoughts

[wayner]

Good idea. My router is a Ubiquiti Unifi USG. It can often assign stale names, especially for IPs in the DNS range. For example, you may have an old phone that was called "Wayne's iPhone6" and it will retain that name, even if the IP address is later assigned to another device like a SageTV extender.

[phantomii]

Originally Posted by wayner

Good idea. My router is a Ubiquiti Unifi USG. It can often assign stale names, especially for IPs in the DNS range. For example, you may have an old phone that was called "Wayne's iPhone6" and it will retain that name, even if the IP address is later assigned to another device like a SageTV extender.

So, I have kinda had an issue with this but reverse of what is shown here. I have a static IP for my Unraid Server and I have a name for my server based on the IP of "Media_Server". On occasion I have had issues where the IP commes up different than the normal assigned IP due to Netowork changes. This results in my Sage.Properties file having duplicate Tuners for each IP that the Sage Server may have been handed over time which ends up bloating that file. NOt really sure it is an issue other than it is messy and make the selection of Sources a bit prone to error........

So is there a way in the Sagr config to ensure the server is alway names "Media_Server" regardless of the IP that it come up on?