Re: Web Cams

What is the speed of the ADSL connection?  Normally the uplink speed is
slower than the downlink speed and you will be concerned about the uplink
speed.

You need to also determine how much data is going to be sent.  How much
compression is the software going to give you.

I suspect that at a minimum you will need to have your webserver pull the
data from the webcams and cache it for public viewing.  And I have a feeling
that once you find the actual speed the ADSL is going to run, it won't be
fast enough.

Lyle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy O'Connor" <billyo(at)kennetweb.co.uk>
To: <hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:00 PM
Subject: Web Cams


> Hi,
>
> I have a client who wishes to set-up web cams from an external office
which
> is not on their LAN. They have an ADSL connection and several PC's at this
> location, which I can install any needed software/hardware on. If anyone
has
> any experience on setting this type of thing up, I have several questions
if
> I may?
>
> Is it simply a case of purchasing & installing streaming software,
> installing the webcams, set-up a webpage on the site (hosted elsewhere)
> which will pull the webcam feed from the fixed IP of the PC on the ADSL
line
> or is it more invloved that this?
>
> They currently receive in excess of 1600 visitors each day, and this
additon
> to the site will be quite popular. Will an ADSL connection be enough or
will
> the feed be so slow or only accessible to X number of clients that it's
not
> worth doing?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Bill.
> --
> Billy O'Connor
>
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