Internetcameras -

[Steven Stern]

On 02/17/2010 07:56 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> On 17/02/10 08:17, Maks B wrote:
> Try
>> vlc http://192.168.1.51
> 
> I tried that, here again:
> 
>     [bobg at box6 ~]$ vlc http://192.168.1.51
>     VLC media player 1.0.4 Goldeneye
>     [0x2418858] main interface error: option x11-display does not exist
>     [0x22fb098] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use
>     'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
>     Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help.
>     *** Unable to locate valid config! Falling back to auto-detection...
>     *** Unable to locate PAC! Falling back to direct...
>     [0x7eff280011f8] access_mms access error: error: HTTP/1.1 401
>     Unauthorized
>     [0x7eff3c000c98] main input error: open of `http://192.168.1.51'
>     failed: (null)
>     [0x7eff3c000c98] main input error: Your input can't be opened
>     [0x7eff3c000c98] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL
>     'http://192.168.1.51'. Check the log for details.
> 
> I've still got something wrong!
> 
> Bob
> .
> 

When you use the camera from Windows, do you use a browser to view the
image?  If so, can you find anything relevant in the page source?

If not, what does netstat show while viewing the image?  It may use some
port other than 80.

-- 
-- Steve