IP cameras

[shawn]

On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 08:30 -0500, Michael Hipp wrote:
> David A. Bandel wrote:
> > OK, I'm getting annoyed.  I need to find _real_ IP cameras that I can
> > use for security surveillance.  What are folks using?
> > 
> > <rant>
> > I am so fscking tired of false advertising.  I've bought and returned
> > several "IP" cameras that can only be accessed via Windoze and the
> > monstrous POS VB via Internet Exploder.  These are WINDOZE only
> > cameras and they don't work with Linux, BSD, Mac, or even Windoze if
> > you use Firefox or Opera, etc.  I just need to find something that
> > doesn't require WINDOZE and particularly that insidious virus
> > replicator VB!
> > </rant>
> > 
> > Sorry, but I can't keep buying and returning junk -- waste of time.

Well,

They are rather expensive but the NetBotz units from APC are not to bad.
They do need a Windoze box to fully configure, Wine might work, just
haven't spent the time.  But they will FTP and email alerts and Firefox
does fine for monitoring.

Kinda pricey though.

Shawn