Can I share a webcam direct over the internet?

[Mac]

Have a broadband connection and other party does too. What would be the
easiest way to share the feed from the webcam to them?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

How do you connect to the broadband connection? If you are using a router,
you will need to do "port-forwarding" of the IP ports (1 to ????) based on
the required ports for the web-cam program(s).

 

[Mac]

ADSL modem - not permanent IP address, but persists for days/weeks which I
don't mind communicating to other part as needed.

 

[Tony]

Have a broadband connection and other party does too. What would be the
easiest way to share the feed from the webcam to them?

Have you tried MSN messenger?

 

[Mac]

Yes - but I want to leave the connection open 24/7.

 

[Jerry McEwen]

Have a broadband connection and other party does too. What would be the
easiest way to share the feed from the webcam to them?

The best way I have found is via MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger. I
tried about 10 apps to stream to a site, tried streaming locally and
opening port 80 on my router, but Messenger did it best.

 

[Mac]

From the Messenger NG - my prefered solution

Quote -

Jonathan - that's exactly what I wanted - thanks very much.

I have experimented broadcasting via a free port and watching/listening
myself over the ip feed. Great thing is so long as I supply the other party
with the ip address the WME advises then they can just "tune-in" by opening
that URL in their WMP.

Thanks again (unfortunately quite a few experts of various NG's told me it
was impossible ;-)

I'll copy this reply to those threads.

Always impressed by you Jonathan (one of the top MVP's)

Mac