Internet Camera

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I got a Linksys WVC54G Internet camera for Christmas... the blurb says
it has a built in web-server and so can be accessed via the Internet
remotely. It is wirelessly connected to my Linksys WRT54G router using DHCP.

Now... assuming that I do NOT allow the IP address assigned to the
camera to change, then is it REALLY going to be accessible via the
Internet. The IP address assigned by the router is a common one and so
it not unique (in my opinion) in regard to the WWW i.e. if I type in
192.168.1.xxx remotely this surely cannot be unique and let a remote
user access MY camera?

To me the 192.168.1.xxx range of addresses a purely my INTERNAL
addresses, irrelevant to the outside world, the only address the world
would have a chance of seeing/pinging/accessing would be the routers
address, right?

The only other way is to pay an amount to Sololink which provides a
unique domain name...which costs, and as I am trialling it, it doesnt
work, even though I have port forwarding set up.

So, have I been conned, IS there a way to access my camera remotely on
the Internet without using DDNS?

TIA

G

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Wow....thank you for the swift reply. My broadband ISP uses a static IP
currently (I think). But am I reading it wrong, or is the secret to your
sucess regarding this problem, the fact that you host/have a website,
therefore you have that unique link (i.e. a website URL) to allow access
to your camera.

I dont have a website and so no URL, but I think what you are saying is
the IP I need to insert to the URL string you suggest would be the IP
address of the Set-Top-Box (that box which my cable company provided and
is a combination cable modem/cable TV box).

Sorry if I sound "thick" but I am not into networking, however it is
amazing how much I learn with this trial by fire.

regards

G

Junkyard Engineer wrote:
> yes, I had this exact problem few month ago with the same setup WRT54GS WIFI
> + WVC54G and I host my owh website so here's what I did to get access to it
> via internet.
>
> Your router have an IP static or dynamic depending on your ISP.
>
> When you access your camera, normally you have that local URL
> http://192.168.1.115/img/image.cgi [...] ain_fs.htm
>
> If like me you don't want to pay up for their SOLO service, then replace
> 192.168.1.115 with your external IP and it will work.
>
> On my website, I simply made a button with an hyperlink to that external URL
> and I can access the camera from around the world. It's free and it works.
>
>
> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> a écrit dans le message de
> news: uzPp4tB7EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>I got a Linksys WVC54G Internet camera for Christmas... the blurb says it
>>has a built in web-server and so can be accessed via the Internet remotely.
>>It is wirelessly connected to my Linksys WRT54G router using DHCP.
>>
>>Now... assuming that I do NOT allow the IP address assigned to the camera
>>to change, then is it REALLY going to be accessible via the Internet. The
>>IP address assigned by the router is a common one and so it not unique (in
>>my opinion) in regard to the WWW i.e. if I type in 192.168.1.xxx remotely
>>this surely cannot be unique and let a remote user access MY camera?
>>
>>To me the 192.168.1.xxx range of addresses a purely my INTERNAL addresses,
>>irrelevant to the outside world, the only address the world would have a
>>chance of seeing/pinging/accessing would be the routers address, right?
>>
>>The only other way is to pay an amount to Sololink which provides a unique
>>domain name...which costs, and as I am trialling it, it doesnt work, even
>>though I have port forwarding set up.
>>
>>So, have I been conned, IS there a way to access my camera remotely on the
>>Internet without using DDNS?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>G
>
>
>

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All sorted guys...I think. Thank You. I needed to input the IP of my
cable modem plus the port number I used in port forwarding for the
cameras IP...and it now works ..I think.

Please give it a try and report back (got to set up focus yet :-/ )

http://213.106.82.133:1025
user: pennine
pw: hills

Thanks all.

G



Yves Konigshofer wrote:
> First, you need to assign your camera a fixed IP address in the subnet. I
> think the WRT54G defaults to handing out IP addresses above 192.168.1.100 so
> assign your camera an IP address below that (e.g. 192.168.1.50).
>
> Next, you need to set up port forwarding so that all connections from the
> outside world to a particular port on your router go to that camera. The
> instructions for the camera should state which port the camera needs. It
> may default to 80 (standard web server port) so you may want to configure
> the WRT54G to forward port 80 to the IP address of your camera (e.g.
> 192.168.1.50).
>
> If your camera defaults to running its web server on port 80, you may want
> to change that to something else if you plan on running your own web server
> or do not want your camera easily accessible to others (is there some sort
> of password protection?). You connect to ports other than 80 using a URL
> like http://192.168.1.50:123 where the number after the colon is the port of
> your camera. If you have properly set up port forwarding (in this case,
> port 123) then the camera should also be reachable from the internet by
> using the ISP-assigned IP address of the router in the URL instead along
> with the port.
>
> Finally, if your ISP-assigned IP address changes from time to time, you may
> need to subscribe to a dynamic DNS service. The WRT54G can be configured
> for this. Basically, this allows you and others to find your router
> regardless of what IP address it is currently assigned.
>
> -Yves
>
> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
> news:uzPp4tB7EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>I got a Linksys WVC54G Internet camera for Christmas... the blurb says it
>>has a built in web-server and so can be accessed via the Internet remotely.
>>It is wirelessly connected to my Linksys WRT54G router using DHCP.
>>
>>Now... assuming that I do NOT allow the IP address assigned to the camera
>>to change, then is it REALLY going to be accessible via the Internet. The
>>IP address assigned by the router is a common one and so it not unique (in
>>my opinion) in regard to the WWW i.e. if I type in 192.168.1.xxx remotely
>>this surely cannot be unique and let a remote user access MY camera?
>>
>>To me the 192.168.1.xxx range of addresses a purely my INTERNAL addresses,
>>irrelevant to the outside world, the only address the world would have a
>>chance of seeing/pinging/accessing would be the routers address, right?
>>
>>The only other way is to pay an amount to Sololink which provides a unique
>>domain name...which costs, and as I am trialling it, it doesnt work, even
>>though I have port forwarding set up.
>>
>>So, have I been conned, IS there a way to access my camera remotely on the
>>Internet without using DDNS?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>G
>
>
>

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You might look at using a dynamic naming service like No-IP.com (FREE) that maps a fully qualified
domain name to your ISP assigned IP address. I use that to connect remotely to my home LAN for VPN
or Remote Desktop access.

http://www.no-ip.com

....for details...

--
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...

"Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
news:%23NOp6aC7EHA.1112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> All sorted guys...I think. Thank You. I needed to input the IP of my cable modem plus the port
> number I used in port forwarding for the cameras IP...and it now works ..I think.
>
> Please give it a try and report back (got to set up focus yet :-/ )
>
> http://213.106.82.133:1025
> user: pennine
> pw: hills
>
> Thanks all.
>
> G
>
>
>
> Yves Konigshofer wrote:
>> First, you need to assign your camera a fixed IP address in the subnet. I think the WRT54G
>> defaults to handing out IP addresses above 192.168.1.100 so assign your camera an IP address
>> below that (e.g. 192.168.1.50).
>>
>> Next, you need to set up port forwarding so that all connections from the outside world to a
>> particular port on your router go to that camera. The instructions for the camera should state
>> which port the camera needs. It may default to 80 (standard web server port) so you may want to
>> configure the WRT54G to forward port 80 to the IP address of your camera (e.g. 192.168.1.50).
>>
>> If your camera defaults to running its web server on port 80, you may want to change that to
>> something else if you plan on running your own web server or do not want your camera easily
>> accessible to others (is there some sort of password protection?). You connect to ports other
>> than 80 using a URL like http://192.168.1.50:123 where the number after the colon is the port of
>> your camera. If you have properly set up port forwarding (in this case, port 123) then the
>> camera should also be reachable from the internet by using the ISP-assigned IP address of the
>> router in the URL instead along with the port.
>>
>> Finally, if your ISP-assigned IP address changes from time to time, you may need to subscribe to
>> a dynamic DNS service. The WRT54G can be configured for this. Basically, this allows you and
>> others to find your router regardless of what IP address it is currently assigned.
>>
>> -Yves
>>
>> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
>> news:uzPp4tB7EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>I got a Linksys WVC54G Internet camera for Christmas... the blurb says it has a built in
>>>web-server and so can be accessed via the Internet remotely. It is wirelessly connected to my
>>>Linksys WRT54G router using DHCP.
>>>
>>>Now... assuming that I do NOT allow the IP address assigned to the camera to change, then is it
>>>REALLY going to be accessible via the Internet. The IP address assigned by the router is a common
>>>one and so it not unique (in my opinion) in regard to the WWW i.e. if I type in 192.168.1.xxx
>>>remotely this surely cannot be unique and let a remote user access MY camera?
>>>
>>>To me the 192.168.1.xxx range of addresses a purely my INTERNAL addresses, irrelevant to the
>>>outside world, the only address the world would have a chance of seeing/pinging/accessing would
>>>be the routers address, right?
>>>
>>>The only other way is to pay an amount to Sololink which provides a unique domain name...which
>>>costs, and as I am trialling it, it doesnt work, even though I have port forwarding set up.
>>>
>>>So, have I been conned, IS there a way to access my camera remotely on the Internet without using
>>>DDNS?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>G
>>
>>

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while you are on the subject, you do have a web URL.
you must be on NTL ?? if you are using a STB?

then all you need is your original username & passsword.

see the NTLworld site for website/ftp help

mike

"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
newsOaTjTD7EHA.2032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You might look at using a dynamic naming service like No-IP.com (FREE)
that maps a fully qualified
> domain name to your ISP assigned IP address. I use that to connect
remotely to my home LAN for VPN
> or Remote Desktop access.
>
> http://www.no-ip.com
>
> ...for details...
>
> --
> 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...
>
> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
> news:%23NOp6aC7EHA.1112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > All sorted guys...I think. Thank You. I needed to input the IP of my
cable modem plus the port
> > number I used in port forwarding for the cameras IP...and it now works
...I think.
> >
> > Please give it a try and report back (got to set up focus yet :-/ )
> >
> > http://213.106.82.133:1025
> > user: pennine
> > pw: hills
> >
> > Thanks all.
> >
> > G
> >
> >
> >
> > Yves Konigshofer wrote:
> >> First, you need to assign your camera a fixed IP address in the subnet.
I think the WRT54G
> >> defaults to handing out IP addresses above 192.168.1.100 so assign your
camera an IP address
> >> below that (e.g. 192.168.1.50).
> >>
> >> Next, you need to set up port forwarding so that all connections from
the outside world to a
> >> particular port on your router go to that camera. The instructions for
the camera should state
> >> which port the camera needs. It may default to 80 (standard web server
port) so you may want to
> >> configure the WRT54G to forward port 80 to the IP address of your
camera (e.g. 192.168.1.50).
> >>
> >> If your camera defaults to running its web server on port 80, you may
want to change that to
> >> something else if you plan on running your own web server or do not
want your camera easily
> >> accessible to others (is there some sort of password protection?). You
connect to ports other
> >> than 80 using a URL like http://192.168.1.50:123 where the number after
the colon is the port of
> >> your camera. If you have properly set up port forwarding (in this
case, port 123) then the
> >> camera should also be reachable from the internet by using the
ISP-assigned IP address of the
> >> router in the URL instead along with the port.
> >>
> >> Finally, if your ISP-assigned IP address changes from time to time, you
may need to subscribe to
> >> a dynamic DNS service. The WRT54G can be configured for this.
Basically, this allows you and
> >> others to find your router regardless of what IP address it is
currently assigned.
> >>
> >> -Yves
> >>
> >> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
> >> news:uzPp4tB7EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>I got a Linksys WVC54G Internet camera for Christmas... the blurb says
it has a built in
> >>>web-server and so can be accessed via the Internet remotely. It is
wirelessly connected to my
> >>>Linksys WRT54G router using DHCP.
> >>>
> >>>Now... assuming that I do NOT allow the IP address assigned to the
camera to change, then is it
> >>>REALLY going to be accessible via the Internet. The IP address assigned
by the router is a common
> >>>one and so it not unique (in my opinion) in regard to the WWW i.e. if I
type in 192.168.1.xxx
> >>>remotely this surely cannot be unique and let a remote user access MY
camera?
> >>>
> >>>To me the 192.168.1.xxx range of addresses a purely my INTERNAL
addresses, irrelevant to the
> >>>outside world, the only address the world would have a chance of
seeing/pinging/accessing would
> >>>be the routers address, right?
> >>>
> >>>The only other way is to pay an amount to Sololink which provides a
unique domain name...which
> >>>costs, and as I am trialling it, it doesnt work, even though I have
port forwarding set up.
> >>>
> >>>So, have I been conned, IS there a way to access my camera remotely on
the Internet without using
> >>>DDNS?
> >>>
> >>>TIA
> >>>
> >>>G
> >>
> >>