Dan wrote: > At 9:10 AM -0800 12/14/2008, Clark Martin wrote: >> 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. > > Depends on how much MS has paid them. heh.
More like blackmailed / extorted. > >> >> 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. > > gah. Frustrating! > >> >> 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. > > We were thinking of putting such a device on our front porch. Out of > the direct weather, but still... I suspect it would do okay. Probably the lowest temperatures would be the biggest issue. The power supply is rated at 5W I think. If the camera is using most or all of that it should keep fairly warm on it's own power. This would help with both keeping it from getting too cold and avoiding condensation. I think it will work but you may end up replacing it every few years. > > Wooded lot. Any given night, we have cats, raccoons, 'possums, and > other critters visiting. Saw a fox a month ago... There's an > interesting dynamic going on. These animals don't get along too well > off the porch. But on the porch, they put up with each other long > enough to share access to the food and water bowls. > > heh. Darned 'coons. They wipe out the food then they make a mess of > the water by cleaning themselves and splashing it around. Sounds like the situation at a friends house up in the mountains. -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
