> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Matt Debouge > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VNC and Web Cam > > Hello > > I have been using VNC for a long time now for business and personal use. > > > I have a network at home, running on Cat5 @ 100MBPS > I have 1 Workstation running XP Pro with VNC Server running. > This workstation has a Logitech Web Cam on it. > > I wanted to VNC into this workstation above to connect to the Web Cam > remotely. > I can connect successful and load up the Web Cam from "My Computer" > The Screen loads but I only have a black box where the camera output > should be. >
ack! i hate when that happens. :-) > It is something to do with refresh rates or something, as when I use > remote desktop sharing the Web cam output is brilliant, but when > connecting this logs the current user off .(so cant be used) It's brilliant because rds is done differently. vnc has to work with more than just windows. so it uses a different method to grab the desktop. > Can anyone tell me if it's possible or suggest a fix. wish I could > just share the cam across network? you can...sortta.. :-) if the cam is physicly connected to the XP machine, go to MS web site, do a search for Windows Media Encoder. downlaod and install it. then you can stream the video out of your xp box to a specific port that you can log on to by remote with windows media player (if the remote client is a windowz box that can run the media player). > > Regards Matt hth, Dr.X _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
