StickyMicky

i use a tiscali broadband service for my work pc

this is mainly to help pass time and browse sites while at work, but it is also used to broadcast my dvr card over the net, enabling me to sit at home and check up on the staff

check what time they open up or go home etc etc, its handy

the problem i have is tiscali tends to change the ip when it disconnects, sometimes this will not happen for days, other times its 2/3 times per day

the very "shonky" dvr card help file (with comedy english translation) attempts to tell me about a "dynamic ip" service where by when ever my pc connects to the internet it connects to a server which gives a fixed ip

at the moment i am checking the ip before i go home at night via "whatismyip.com" and scribbling it down, which is not ideal, and i am then adding it to my msn address so everybody else who needs it gets an updated number

current address is

http://80.41.235.36
not much to see, 2 cams are still offline 1 colour cam up a big pole outside and one on the "prewash pad" and its raining here and ive given the staff the afternoon off

there is nothing on the pc except a fresh install of XP, some anti virus/adaware and the dvr software.

the instructions give the address of what i believe is a Chinese "dynamic site for free" but i do not have a clue what all the squiggly little characters mean

MJW

I had exactly the same issue with my works DVR setup. I just called up our ISP and asked them to give me a static IP which they did (for free, as well). Might be worth either contacting Tiscali and seeing if they can do it, or look at other providers.
I too tried the address forwarding service thingy, but it was too much of a pain, the static IP did the trick.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

I use http://www.dyndns.com for mine. Makes it easier to use remote desktop etc if my IP changes

My router automatically updates the site with any IP changes.

StickyMicky

hmmm fired off an email to tiscali, they are not the most helpful bunch TBH so i might have to stick it out until the contract is up and then swap providers

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Dyndns is free by the way http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/

You can find apps on the above link to do the IP update for you.

StickyMicky

right

washcam.gotdns.org

is now mine, i login via dyndns and i see my current ip number has been updated via dyndns updater

http://washcam.gotdns.org will not seam to work
have i missed out something stupid?

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

I can ping the address washcam.gotdns.org and it returns the IP address of 80.41.235.36, so that bits fine. Assuming that this is the correct IP address, what software is running on the PC to respond to the requests ?

ozzy

Could be your firewall assuming the IP address is correct.

All DNS does is convert an understandable name to the IP address, so it's pretty basic in operation.

StickyMicky

if you go to the "http:// the ip number" then you should auto jump to /default.htm

i assumed the washcam.gotdns.org would do the same ?

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Nope, I get connection refused when I go to your IP.

StickyMicky

arghhh, it should allready be viewing this at home, will restart the software

StickyMicky

http://washcam.gotdns.org/default.htm

now works according to my mate, i have this funny feeling its all going to go pear shaped, as i managed to "fix" it without even knowing what i am doing

ozzy

check that your web server is configured for default pages and that it's set to default.htm. That's one reason why it wouldn't jump their automatically.

Dydns should make any difference. I use it fine with my own web site.

Stefan

StickyMicky

i Dc`d the net connection and reconnected to have a new ip

dyndns keeps telling me "error:no update"

ozzy

It does that sometimes. Just check on the utility that it has updated the IP address. Confirm by checking the router and the Dyndns website.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

I can connect fine and get a login prompt. Glad its getting sorted

StickyMicky

its a PITA TBH!!!!!

this would be much easier with a fixed ip

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Whats the problem ?

StickyMicky

for some random reason it just stops working sometimes and i need o mess about to have it working


the http server program needs to be opend before the dvr software i think?
tbh i am out of my depth with this stuff, i just mess about until it works, and ask questions when it wont

i think the dvr software is compleatly crap TBH
cheap hong kong rubbish that has probably been updated 20 times since i got this setup, but there are no instructions on how to update it, no hints anywhere on any help files, i still have no idea who even made the software/card in the first place ?!?

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Sounds like a real PITA

Maybe if you can show us where it was purchased from we could try and work out some details on it ?

I notice its asks you to download webview.exe. Anything to do with this ?
http://webcam.secc.co.uk/-wvdoc-01-/Manuals_E/index.htm

StickyMicky

was purchased from ebay about 2 years ago, only got the thing up and running about 1 month back


dont think its anything to do with cannon tbh

i found a manufacturer of the same kind of thing in china and tried there new software and it would not work

plus point of all todays messing, is that i have just learned what a favicon.ico file is
wonderd wtf the error on the http server program was

StickyMicky

as expected

StickyMicky

****, my download speeds have actually went up

after countless shouting down the phone @ some foreign bird, all it took was a fixed ip request and the speeds have went up

David_Wallis

Whats the user name and password

StickyMicky

user name = micky


guess the password

should actually be quite easy for you to guess david

David_Wallis

stella didnt work

StickyMicky

omg omg omg


soo close


have yourself a nice beer