Dan wrote: > At 9:03 PM -0800 12/13/2008, Clark Martin wrote: >> Linksys WVC54GCA network camera. >> NewEgg.com for $82.49. > > hum. Was just looking at one of these in a catalog the other day! :) > >> Linksys is a company known for it's disinterest in the Mac Market. > > Cisco is slowly changing that, from what I can tell. Sortof.
Slowly. You'd think after eliminating the need for Active X in viewing they would dump it altogether. They also need to update the manual. There is a FAQ in it that says you can't view the camera with a Mac. And as noted below the default IP address was wrong. I suspect both items are for a previous model of camera. > >> The first problem I had was finding the device on the network. The >> manual shows how to set it up using a web browser (I used Safari). But >> the default address for the camera that it gave was wrong, the right >> address is 192.168.1.115. > > Was it preset to a static address or did your LAN's DHCP server give > it that IP? Preset to static > > Finding new devices can be a PITA. My approach is to be iron fisted > - get the MAC from the sticker on the device, and tell my router to > assign it a static address. Alternately, since I have things fairly > organized on our LAN(s), I can browse the router and just look at the > DHCP table. Of course, if the device isn't preset for DHCP, I just > bring it up on a 1:1 link first... My days of just plugging things > in blindly are so over - two devices in a row last year that screamed > over their NICs so much their flood ground our LAN to a halt. I did start out with it on a direct connection to the computer. It didn't show up on a broadcast ping although it does now. It may have been an issue with the IP mask. > >> The video quality is quite good. > [etc] > > How's the physical construction? Sturdy? Does it look like it will > survive humid or very cold/hot days? It's sturdy enough. I couldn't really say about surviving harsh conditions. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
