Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:56:29 -0500 From: Ned Harrison <ned.woody1@cox.net> To: vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Webcams and FreeBSD Message-ID: <1127775389.711.3.camel@Coxcomm.om.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <200509261323.54105.vdemart1@tin.it> References: <1127642724.8139.29.camel@Coxcomm.om.cox.net> <200509261323.54105.vdemart1@tin.it>
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On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 13:23 +0200, vittorio wrote: > Alle 12:05, domenica 25 settembre 2005, Ned Harrison ha scritto: > > I'm running FreeBSD 5.4 as a desktop operating system on my home > > computer. I would like to set up a webcam for physical security/nature > > observation while I'm away from the residence. Something simple, I just > > want to take periodic images and store them on an external hard drive. > > > > In the past couple of days researching this, I get the impression that > > it may be possible to do this but I have not found specific instructions > > on how to set it up. > > > > Even though I am a newbie, I have been able to get things working when I > > can find the right documentation. Does anybody know of an article which > > describes setting something like this up? > > > > > > Thanks > > Ned > > > > Even though it seems to me a poor solution, here it is the best answer to a > thread of mine on a similar subject: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=74724+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2005/freebsd-questions/20050911.freebsd-questions > > Vittorio > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or Thanks for the hint, I'll look at the thread in more detail on the archives as I now have a subject. Didn't think to use "video surveillance." Ned.
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