Video server behind firewall

I'm looking for a primer on how to set up a video server on a home network
(ADSL, NAT router, Dynamic IP etc). I've done some reading but I have a few
questions..

a) Is it better to put the server in the DMZ of the router firewall or open
ports through it?

b) I believe the way round the dynamic IP issue is to set up a DNS - where
can I read more about how to do that ?

c) I've read that there is a complication if my video server and someone
viewing it are both behind NAT equipped routers. Does setting up DNS also
solve this?

and about video servers..

c) My home lan is 100Mbit but my connection to the internet is obviously a
lot less. Anyone know if cheap $200 video servers can handle this difference
seamlessly? I mean if I have it configured to serve video at a rate suitable
for my home lan.... it will be too fast for other people viewing via my
internet connection or does the server just sort it out?

d) Any recommendations for a good video server to do this? Worth paying for
one that supports MPEG4 or ?? It's just a bird box cam or two.

"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm looking for a primer on how to set up a video server on a home network
> (ADSL, NAT router, Dynamic IP etc). I've done some reading but I have a
few
> questions..
>
> a) Is it better to put the server in the DMZ of the router firewall or
open
> ports through it?
>
> b) I believe the way round the dynamic IP issue is to set up a DNS - where
> can I read more about how to do that ?
>
> c) I've read that there is a complication if my video server and someone
> viewing it are both behind NAT equipped routers. Does setting up DNS also
> solve this?
>
> and about video servers..
>
> c) My home lan is 100Mbit but my connection to the internet is obviously a
> lot less. Anyone know if cheap $200 video servers can handle this
difference
> seamlessly? I mean if I have it configured to serve video at a rate
suitable
> for my home lan.... it will be too fast for other people viewing via my
> internet connection or does the server just sort it out?
>
> d) Any recommendations for a good video server to do this? Worth paying
for
> one that supports MPEG4 or ?? It's just a bird box cam or two.
>

I've used the VLC software, configured port forwarding
on my NAT router and that setup seems to work. More
info available here:
http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/

"." <.@dot.com> wrote in message news:JBlsj.9758$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm looking for a primer on how to set up a video server on a home
network
> > (ADSL, NAT router, Dynamic IP etc). I've done some reading but I have a
> few
> > questions..
> >
> > a) Is it better to put the server in the DMZ of the router firewall or
> open
> > ports through it?
> >
> > b) I believe the way round the dynamic IP issue is to set up a DNS -
where
> > can I read more about how to do that ?
> >
> > c) I've read that there is a complication if my video server and someone
> > viewing it are both behind NAT equipped routers. Does setting up DNS
also
> > solve this?
> >
> > and about video servers..
> >
> > c) My home lan is 100Mbit but my connection to the internet is obviously
a
> > lot less. Anyone know if cheap $200 video servers can handle this
> difference
> > seamlessly? I mean if I have it configured to serve video at a rate
> suitable
> > for my home lan.... it will be too fast for other people viewing via my
> > internet connection or does the server just sort it out?
> >
> > d) Any recommendations for a good video server to do this? Worth paying
> for
> > one that supports MPEG4 or ?? It's just a bird box cam or two.
> >
>
> I've used the VLC software, configured port forwarding
> on my NAT router and that setup seems to work. More
> info available here:
> http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/
>
>

Thanks but I was really looking to do this in hardware so I didn't have to
tie up a PC. Something like one of these perhaps or similar.

http://www.digidave.co.uk/product_in...roducts_id=105

Try Yamcam, with a UPNP router it might open the ports for you and it is
free, otherwise you can open them manually. No-ip is a free DNS client that
works well.

http://www.yawcam.com/

http://www.no-ip.com

Thanks,
Bruce


"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm looking for a primer on how to set up a video server on a home network
> (ADSL, NAT router, Dynamic IP etc). I've done some reading but I have a
> few
> questions..
>
> a) Is it better to put the server in the DMZ of the router firewall or
> open
> ports through it?
>
> b) I believe the way round the dynamic IP issue is to set up a DNS - where
> can I read more about how to do that ?
>
> c) I've read that there is a complication if my video server and someone
> viewing it are both behind NAT equipped routers. Does setting up DNS also
> solve this?
>
> and about video servers..
>
> c) My home lan is 100Mbit but my connection to the internet is obviously a
> lot less. Anyone know if cheap $200 video servers can handle this
> difference
> seamlessly? I mean if I have it configured to serve video at a rate
> suitable
> for my home lan.... it will be too fast for other people viewing via my
> internet connection or does the server just sort it out?
>
> d) Any recommendations for a good video server to do this? Worth paying
> for
> one that supports MPEG4 or ?? It's just a bird box cam or two.
>
>
>
>
>