Internet Camera

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

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?n...le=main_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" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
news: (E-Mail Removed)...
>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

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?n...le=main_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" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
> news: (E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>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
>
>
>

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>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

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>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
>
>
>

Whoops.. limitations of 4 users max does not make a good combination
when you give your URL to the world. I cant access my own cam now. So
...sorry I have got to disable this "global" access :-(

Gingangooli wrote:
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>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
>>
>>

Sooner Al wrote:
> 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...
>
Ahhh... cheers.. I will have a read.

I have hooked up the internet camera to my pc using a cross cable. I have
assigned private addresses to the pc and the camera. All of it works fine on
the Local Area Network but how can I make it accessible to the internet?
Firewall disabled and am trying to open seperate ports for the camera. Also
have tried to access the camera using the IP address assigned by my ISP with
the specified open port. But when I type in the IP, it does ask for a user
name and password but does not log in.

"mikeFNB" wrote:

> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>
> > >>>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
> > >>
> > >>
>
>
>