Can you view a Webcam over LAN?

UrBaN · Post by **UrBaN** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:19

I need to be able to share a webcam so that I can view it over the LAN.

Basically this is for an expo coming up, the webcam is a good way to demonstrate certain features of some of our products.

Anyone have any idea how to do this? I did google and have tried 3 different programs so far, with no luck. Using MSN or Yahoo isn't an option, this must be a LAN share, not posting to HTTP website or similar...

Please helps?

RobThePyro · Post by **RobThePyro** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:28

I THINK you can do it with VLC media player, but im not a 100% sure, you would hav to look into it

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:40

Be aware dodgy setup.

Use Windows Movie maker record the video from the web cam save file copy over network then open it up on another PC over the LAN

Or

What RobThePyro said

VLC is kwl

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143732
Should be pretty much the same for the MS based port.

Or use google mentioning Webcam and VLC.

UrBaN · Post by **UrBaN** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:44

SBSP wrote:Be aware dodgy setup.

Use Windows Movie maker record the video from the web cam save file copy over network then open it up on another PC over the LAN

Or

What RobThePyro said

VLC is kwl

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143732
Should be pretty much the same for the MS based port.

Or use google mentioning Webcam and VLC.

not quite as effective as showing whowing the cam feed in Sweden, in realtime, is it?

Will try VLC, thanks.

If it works, I'll forward a boerenaai email:P

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:47

VLC will do it.

bosaap · Post by **bosaap** » 18 Jul 2008, 14:04

You can also try teamviewer

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 18 Jul 2008, 14:32

thanx for helping out guys.

think I might need to do this too one day.

Kudos

StoneIce · Post by **StoneIce** » 18 Jul 2008, 14:34

Cool i got VLC. Nice VLC work for it too. nice software. nice to know. thanks

UrBaN · Post by **UrBaN** » 18 Jul 2008, 15:14

Ok cool got it working. VLC has a limitation though - my supplier has an IP camera setup at their support office in Sweden, where you can view the office and also controls lights remotely, handy for testing whether or not you have a working VPN.

Anyway, access to this camera requires login credentials which cannot be supplied to VLC, therefore I couldn't establish a connection. WebcamXP works fine for this though, so there's an alternative.

Thanks for the help, send me ur email addy's and I'll send as promised

lols

Mow · Post by **Mow** » 18 Jul 2008, 15:17

Dude , a webcam has no IP and thus connot be viewed across any network. Using VLC or remote desktop takes you to the stream . Does not bring the stream to you. *aggem* TCP : transfer control protocol ..... No TCP / NO stream.

UrBaN · Post by **UrBaN** » 18 Jul 2008, 15:24

Unless you have a webcam with a built in FTP server which you can assign an IP address to

like THIS ONE