[NTLUG:Discuss] IP-camera ~little off topic

[David Simmons]

> I have an IP-video camera running on a home network (w/ Linux and
XP).
> 
> Time Warner Cable says I need to upgrade to
their business service
> (to get a static IP address) in order to
access the video camera remotely.
> Currently I have their
residential service.
> 
> Is this correct?  there is no
way to remotely access anything on a TWC
> home network with
residential service.

Yes and No.....a static IP address makes
the setup pretty easy...but it's not the only way to go.  Check
out:

http://www.dyndns.com/about/

What happens is
that you create a name...something like, say: 
http://myipvideo.dyndns.com

then you run a client program on
your home machine.....it sends your (variable) ip address to dyndns every
so often such that if it changes (as a non-static IP address does) then
dyndns will get updated with your new one....but the name will always stay
static at:  http://myipvideo.dyndns.com

Hope that
helps.....dyndns.com is just one company that does this....there are
other's if you don't like them (although I'd venture to say they've done
it the longest / are the biggest).

HTH - dave