Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:28:48 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for home security cameras? Message-ID: <20011229142848.C90696@monorchid.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <70661.1009571206@thrush.ravenbrook.com> References: <70661.1009571206@thrush.ravenbrook.com>
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On Friday, 28 December 2001 at 20:26:46 +0000, Nick Barnes wrote: > My house was burgled just before Christmas. Next time this happens, > it would be satisfying to present the police with pictures of the > villains in the act of carting off our TV in our wheelbarrow, or > ransacking our CD collection. I'm thinking a few cheapo cameras, > inside and out, hooked up to a server in an inaccessible spot > (e.g. the attic) or off-site, after I get a cable modem. I would > prefer FreeBSD on the server. What's the economic way of building a > system like this? Hmm. I don't have an answer for you, but I do have an interest. I have a rather similar project: I want to install an electric gate at the end of my driveway. Mechanically that's not a problem, but the gate is 150 yards from the front door, and I would have to connect a cable to the house since (really!) the longest range wireless remote controls they can supply will do about 60 yards. So I went down there with my laptop and wireless card and established that I still had connection. I'm planning to install some kind of old laptop there, a bit of custom electronics, and a TV camera, and have the gate control connected to the network. If anybody's interested in progress, contact me, and I'll keep you updated; it won't be fast. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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