Am I mad

TheGrabbingHand

I have 2 webcams in 2 seperate locations and I want to use a ftp prog to send the recorded images (using motion detection) to a third pc set up as a server.

How easy would this be to set up bearing in mind that I have never set up a server or FTP.

Thanks

sound_wave

Running Linux? You can use motion to record from your webcam when it detects motion and wput to push saved images to an ftp server. Some googling turned up this http://www.codejacked.com/turn-your-webcam-into-a-security-camera-in-linux/

TheGrabbingHand

No I'm running xp. Have set up cameras to record ok and plan to use fling file transfer to send files but what has my head wrecked id the setting up of a server on 3rd machine. Port forwarding and router firewall is just doing my head in.

BaconZombie

FileZilla Server is user best option for running a FTP Server from a Windows host.

On the portforwarding issues what Router/Firewall do you have on each site?

TheGrabbingHand

I am testing on a netgear dg834n and have it all working on my home network but when i try it online so to speak I cannot log in.
I will be running live (i hope) with an Eircom Dlink router and 2 meteor mobile usb thingys.

BaconZombie

Are you using passive or active mode ?

TheGrabbingHand

Ok back to this again
Here is an extract from server log

21:53:52.843 [2236] Client connected from 192.168.0.2.
21:53:52.843 [2236] 220 Welcome To my Cam Clips
21:53:52.859 [2236] USER anonymous
21:53:52.875 [2236] 331 Password required for anonymous
21:53:52.875 [2236] PASS *******************
21:53:52.875 [2236] 230 User successfully logged in.
21:53:52.875 [2236] SYST
21:53:52.875 [2236] 215 UNIX emulated by Quick 'n Easy FTP Server.
21:53:52.875 [2236] PWD
21:53:52.875 [2236] 257 "/" is current directory.
21:53:52.875 [2236] TYPE I
21:53:52.890 [2236] 200 Type set to BINARY
21:53:52.890 [2236] PASV
21:53:52.890 [2236] 227 Entering Passive Mode (1,0,4,0)
21:53:55.406 [2236] Client disconnected from 192.168.0.2.
21:54:03.609 [2512] Client connected from 192.168.0.2.
21:54:03.625 [2512] 220 Welcome To my Cam Clips
21:54:03.640 [2512] USER anonymous
21:54:03.640 [2512] 331 Password required for anonymous
21:54:03.656 [2512] PASS *******************
21:54:03.656 [2512] 230 User successfully logged in.
21:54:03.656 [2512] SYST
21:54:03.656 [2512] 215 UNIX emulated by Quick 'n Easy FTP Server.
21:54:03.656 [2512] PWD
21:54:03.656 [2512] 257 "/" is current directory.
21:54:03.671 [2512] TYPE I
21:54:03.671 [2512] 200 Type set to BINARY
21:54:03.671 [2512] PASV
21:54:03.671 [2512] 227 Entering Passive Mode (1,0,4,0)
21:56:25.359 [2512] Client disconnected from 192.168.0.2.


and then from my remote pc i'm getting : 227 entering passive mode(1,0,4,0)
and no access to files on server