Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:32:08 +0100 (CET) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: jdroflet@canada.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Webcam Server on Freebsd ? Message-ID: <20031118132041.D10105@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <20031117215001.18462.h007.c009.wm@mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net> References: <20031117215001.18462.h007.c009.wm@mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net>
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 jdroflet@canada.com wrote: > I see it's been asked in the past but can't find any good answers. > A VP wants to set up a webcam to take pictures of some new construction > and put them on a web server. Since I was one of the people, who asked and never got an answer, I would advice you to be careful, before you buy anything. Try to find out, what linux-hackers do about this, and then have a look at the FreeBSD release notes, if the kind of hardware they use is supported. Uli. > > Could this be done inexpensively with a Logitech or Creative USB Webcam > plugged into a FreeBSD box do both the capture and serve the picture > pages ? > I don't think it would matter if it captured stills or could stream. > Does anyone have any experience with the ports out there ? > > Thanks in advance, Jay. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+
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