There has got to be a way

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I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3
computers in a small LAN and all connect through a
Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected
to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great.

What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2
(baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only
want to view the cam from within the LAN.

computer #1 XP Pro
computer #2 XP Home
computer #3 98 SE

The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2.
I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam.

Thank you
Tinker

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

I forgot to add you can get the latest version of NetMeeting for Windows Me/9x/NT from...

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/

NetMeeting is built-in to XP and W2K and can *NOT* be upgraded...

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"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:urqRWWKVEHA.2944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Microsoft Portrait would work for you in this case or NetMeeting. Both allow direct IP to IP
> calling over a local LAN or the public internet.
>
> http://www.research.microsoft.com/%7Ejiangli/portrait/
>
> To start the NetMeeting wizard on the XP box go to "Start ->Run" and type conf at the command
> line.
>
> Both are FREE by the way...
>
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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>
> "Tinker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1dde801c4548c$1faafa30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>>
>> I work from home but still use a baby sitter. I have 3
>> computers in a small LAN and all connect through a
>> Linksys 4 port router/switch. The router WAN is connected
>> to the WWW through a cable modem. All function great.
>>
>> What i need to do is view a web cam from computer #2
>> (baby's room) on computer #1. How can I do this? I only
>> want to view the cam from within the LAN.
>>
>> computer #1 XP Pro
>> computer #2 XP Home
>> computer #3 98 SE
>>
>> The cam is connected to a USB port on computer #2.
>> I want to do this without haveing to buy a IP cam.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Tinker
>>



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