I us an old "recycled" Mac w/OS 9 for this... Get a free homepage site like www.Tripod.com that allows FTP upload. I use a Control Strip item called "StripCam" to take a pic from the QuickCam and FTP it to the Tripod site every 5 minutes. There are similar FTP programs like "ImageWell" for OSX or just be done with all hassles and pay the $30 shareware fee for EvoCam. Most DSL or cable ISP's do not have static IP addresses (unless you pay extra) and most do not allow direct streaming or "serving" from home systems unless you pay a commercial server fee. There are ways to get around it like VPN tunneling, and DynDNS.org etc. but that is pretty overkill if all you need is a periodic snapshot to check in on the doggies.
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I us an old "recycled" Mac w/OS 9 for this... Get a free homepage site like www.Tripod.com that allows FTP upload. I use a Control Strip item called "StripCam" to take a pic from the QuickCam and FTP it to the Tripod site every 5 minutes. There are similar FTP programs like "ImageWell" for OSX or just be done with all hassles and pay the $30 shareware fee for EvoCam. Most DSL or cable ISP's do not have static IP addresses (unless you pay extra) and most do not allow direct streaming or "serving" from home systems unless you pay a commercial server fee. There are ways to get around it like VPN tunneling, and DynDNS.org etc. but that is pretty overkill if all you need is a periodic snapshot to check in on the doggies.Reply to This
Wednesday, December 27 2006 @ 11:45 AM PST