I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a browswer to
examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an animal
and if so, where? Costs?
It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look for
outdoor snow cover on a remote area.
George Conklin

Hi George,

What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based); which
would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate that
onto a multiplexor / DVR.

As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to directly
dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR (Digital
Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is to
webcast.

Faizal

"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a browswer
>to
examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
animal
and if so, where? Costs?

It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
for
outdoor snow cover on a remote area.

George Conklin
--

"Faiz" <fmj@silenteye.cawrote in message
news:Zt5Nf.81509$B94.6798@pd7tw3no
Hi George,

What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based);
which
would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate
that
onto a multiplexor / DVR.

As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to directly
dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR (Digital
Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is to
webcast.

Faizal

Thanks. Some cameras seem to host their own website. But they seem to
require something called FAST ethernet, which Direcway does not offer. What
about SLW ethernet? Don't know. I wonder if anyone here has actually done
a remote webcam setup on Direcway?

"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a browswer
>to
examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
animal
and if so, where? Costs?

It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
for
outdoor snow cover on a remote area.

George Conklin
>
>
>
>

"Faiz" <fmj@silenteye.cawrites:

>Hi George,

>What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based); which
>would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate that
>onto a multiplexor / DVR.

>As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to directly
>dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR (Digital
>Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
>incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is to
>webcast.

>Faizal

>"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
>news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a browswer
>>to
>examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
>animal
>and if so, where? Costs?
>>
>It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
>for
>outdoor snow cover on a remote area.

Attach a cheap computer to the webcam i or usbcam and a modem to the computer.
They you can dial in.

"Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.cawrote in message
news:du3hs2$6lv$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca
"Faiz" <fmj@silenteye.cawrites:
>
>Hi George,
>
>What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based);
which
>would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate
that
>onto a multiplexor / DVR.
>
>As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to
directly
>dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR
(Digital
>Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
>incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is
to
>webcast.
>
>Faizal
>
>"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
>news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a
browswer
>>to
>examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
>animal
>and if so, where? Costs?
>>
>It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
>for
>outdoor snow cover on a remote area.
>
Attach a cheap computer to the webcam i or usbcam and a modem to the
computer.
They you can dial in.

There seem to be some cameras which host their own WWW pictures but I was
wondering about why they require 'fast' ethernet when Direcway is about
dial-up speed on the upload.

"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrites:


>"Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.cawrote in message
>news:du3hs2$6lv$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca
>"Faiz" <fmj@silenteye.cawrites:
>>
>>Hi George,
>>
>>What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based);
>which
>>would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate
>that
>>onto a multiplexor / DVR.
>>
>>As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to
>directly
>>dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR
>(Digital
>>Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
>>incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is
>to
>>webcast.
>>
>>Faizal
>>
>>"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
>>news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>>>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a
>browswer
>>>to
>>examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
>>animal
>>and if so, where? Costs?
>>>
>>It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
>>for
>>outdoor snow cover on a remote area.
>>
>Attach a cheap computer to the webcam i or usbcam and a modem to the
>computer.
>They you can dial in.
>>

>There seem to be some cameras which host their own WWW pictures but I was
>wondering about why they require 'fast' ethernet when Direcway is about
>dial-up speed on the upload.

pictures tend to be large files. dialup speed is slow. Attaching a modem to
the camera costs money and if only 1 person in 10000 who buys the camera
will use it, why would any company include it?

Get Rid of Directway and Go with Wildblue.!

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:46:23 GMT, "George Conklin"
<georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote:

>
>"Faiz" <fmj@silenteye.cawrote in message
>news:Zt5Nf.81509$B94.6798@pd7tw3no
>Hi George,
>>
>What I would suggest is perhaps getting a wireless camera (IP Based);
>which
>would stream to a central unit. You would however, need to amalgamate
>that
>onto a multiplexor / DVR.
>>
>As far as I know, there is no such technology which allows you to directly
>dial into a camera. You would have to have it connected to a DVR (Digital
>Video Recorder) from there you can implement a dialup feature to allow
>incoming connections to few stream; however, the easiest alternative is to
>webcast.
>>
>Faizal
>>
Thanks. Some cameras seem to host their own website. But they seem to
>require something called FAST ethernet, which Direcway does not offer. What
>about SLW ethernet? Don't know. I wonder if anyone here has actually done
>a remote webcam setup on Direcway?
>
>
>"George Conklin" <georgeconklin1@earthlink.netwrote in message
>news:kJZKf.4234$JR6.1427@
>>I am looking for a webcam which can be telephoned and then use a browswer
>>to
>examine its latest picture or to tell it to update. Is there such an
>animal
>and if so, where? Costs?
>>
>It does not have to be an expensive camera since I just want it to look
>for
>outdoor snow cover on a remote area.
>>
>George Conklin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>