TankCam

[btacker]

alexwolf started a thread about doing a web site for your tank...

Anyway, I thought I would ask who all has a internet camera on their tank, and what is the URL if you don't mind sharing.

Please include what type of camera you are using. I'm considering getting one, and I would like to know which ones work well.

[brianK]

http://fishcam.linuxhorizons.com:6090/

Using the Linksys Wireless G camera
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=38&prid=650

As noted in Alexwolf's posting, it only streams Mpeg 4 using IE. I've also used just a regular webcam with some
webcam software to take image snapshots ever 5 minutes or so, but the realtime Mpeg4 streaming is alot more cooler....

Brian

[alexwolf]

Brian, I cant pull yours up.

[brianK]

Are you using Internet Explorer? What does it do??

Brian

[alexwolf]

its just sitting there......says openeing page. It has been for like 6 mins now, and I am on DSL.

[beagleton]

im trying using firefox and it never gets past waiting for fishcam

[brianK]

Yeah, the program Linksys uses only works with Internet Explorer. I use firefox almost all the time but have to use IE to view the page. Wish Linksys would make it so it works with all browsers.....


Brian

[brianK]

Did it ask to install a ActiveX plugin? It needs an ActiveX file to read the Mpeg Files. I know its alot extra work to view images......wish Linksys would improve the way this works....but that just went the easy way supporting Internet Explorer....

[btacker]

It worked for me.

[Ram_Puppy]

I have been a little mad at my IE ever since the SP2 security features decided they knew better than me what I wanted to see... annoying.