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17-06-2004, 05:58 PM
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There has got to be a way
I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 computers in a small LAN and all connect through a Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 (baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only want to view the cam from within the LAN. computer #1 XP Pro computer #2 XP Home computer #3 98 SE The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. Thank you Tinker |
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17-06-2004, 06:44 PM
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Tinker, you could install a free (or inexpensive) web server on the XP Home machine and then use the Windows Media Encoder to "stream" the image from the cam on Computer #2.
Here's a list of personal web servers, some free, some moderately priced. http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/phttpd.html The Windows Media Encoder can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...oad/default.asp I'd recommend getting version 9. Once you're all set up, you access the video stream by opening Internet Explorer and typing in http://<machinename>  ort Where port is the port you assigned when you set up the streaming broadcast, and machineame is the network name for Computer #2.-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Tinker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1ddee01c4548c$48460700$a501280a@phx.gbl... > > > > I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 > computers in a small LAN and all connect through a > Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected > to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. > > What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 > (baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only > want to view the cam from within the LAN. > > computer #1 XP Pro > computer #2 XP Home > computer #3 98 SE > > The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. > I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. > > Thank you > Tinker > > |
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17-06-2004, 06:51 PM
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You may also want to check out this page for some free, integrated alternatives. http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/w...h/fwwebcam.html -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%236QZ7KJVEHA.2988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Tinker, you could install a free (or inexpensive) web server on the XP Home machine and then use the Windows Media Encoder to "stream" the image from the cam on Computer #2. Here's a list of personal web servers, some free, some moderately priced. http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/phttpd.html The Windows Media Encoder can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...oad/default.asp I'd recommend getting version 9. Once you're all set up, you access the video stream by opening Internet Explorer and typing in http://<machinename> ort Where port is the port you assigned when you set up the streaming broadcast, and machineame is the network name for Computer #2.-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Tinker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1ddee01c4548c$48460700$a501280a@phx.gbl... > > > > I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 > computers in a small LAN and all connect through a > Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected > to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. > > What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 > (baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only > want to view the cam from within the LAN. > > computer #1 XP Pro > computer #2 XP Home > computer #3 98 SE > > The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. > I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. > > Thank you > Tinker > > |
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17-06-2004, 07:08 PM
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Re: There has got to be a way
Thank you Doug! I'll ck this out.
Tinker .. >-----Original Message----- > >You may also want to check out this page for some free, integrated alternatives. > >http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/w...sh/fwwebcam.htm l >-- >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >http://www.dougknox.com >-------------------------------- >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >-------------------------------- >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > >"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%236QZ7KJVEHA.2988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >Tinker, you could install a free (or inexpensive) web server on the XP Home machine and then use the Windows Media Encoder to "stream" the image from the cam on Computer #2. > >Here's a list of personal web servers, some free, some moderately priced. > >http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/phttpd.html > >The Windows Media Encoder can be downloaded from: > >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...dia/download/de fault.asp > >I'd recommend getting version 9. > >Once you're all set up, you access the video stream by opening Internet Explorer and typing in http://<machinename> ort Where port is the port youassigned when you set up the streaming broadcast, and machineame is the network name for Computer #2. > > >-- >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >http://www.dougknox.com >-------------------------------- >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >-------------------------------- >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > >"Tinker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1ddee01c4548c$48460700$a501280a@phx.gbl... >> >> >> >> I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 >> computers in a small LAN and all connect through a >> Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected >> to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. >> >> What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 >> (baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only >> want to view the cam from within the LAN. >> >> computer #1 XP Pro >> computer #2 XP Home >> computer #3 98 SE >> >> The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. >> I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. >> >> Thank you >> Tinker >> >> >. > |
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18-06-2004, 02:06 AM
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There has got to be a way
For no cost you could run the web cam on computer #2 and
VNC from computer #1 to computer #2. A differnt idea, but it works and it is free. http://www.realvnc.com/ >-----Original Message----- > > > >I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 >computers in a small LAN and all connect through a >Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected >to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. > >What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 >(baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only >want to view the cam from within the LAN. > >computer #1 XP Pro >computer #2 XP Home >computer #3 98 SE > >The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. >I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. > >Thank you >Tinker > > >. > |
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19-06-2004, 01:53 PM
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Thank you very much this will do the trick!
Tinker >-----Original Message----- >For no cost you could run the web cam on computer #2 and >VNC from computer #1 to computer #2. A differnt idea, but >it works and it is free. > >http://www.realvnc.com/ > > > >>-----Original Message----- >> >> >> >>I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3 >>computers in a small LAN and all connect through a >>Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected >>to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great. >> >>What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2 >>(baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only >>want to view the cam from within the LAN. >> >>computer #1 XP Pro >>computer #2 XP Home >>computer #3 98 SE >> >>The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2. >>I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam. >> >>Thank you >>Tinker >> >> >>. >> >. > |
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