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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 12, 2010, 12:37:37 pm »

@jondecker76
Did you try adding the mac address ranges to the 'generic motion ip camera' template? Then add the correct 'path' in web admin.

Weird that you can't get it working at all? Did you create a custom template for your foscams?

I agree that a network guru might shed some light on this.
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 12, 2010, 12:30:24 pm »

...but it doesn't solve the problem. If I try to put in the Gateway and DNS1 (86.28.XXX.X and 194.168.4.100 respectively, from web admin), then the web page/utility gives me the error - this has been the cause of that error all along.

Hi Matt,
Yes it was from the dns1 you mentioned above. I (incorrectly) assumed this was you router subnet. Sorry for the confusion.

Your current settings are correct, your router is 192.168.1.1 and acts as both a gateway and dns server.

Glad you got it working. Why do you need another AP?
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 10, 2010, 09:53:00 pm »

Hi Matt,

It is confusing. In LMCE we often refer to internal and external networks. The internal address is always 192.168.80.X. This is the internal subnet used by LMCE.

When we talk about the external network we actually mean the home adsl network. In your case I think your home network is 192.168.4.X.

Confusingly these are both private networks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

You need to attach the camera to the external network.

This means an ip address in the 192.168.4.X network.
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.4.100
DNS 192.168.4.100

The 192.168.4.100 is your cable modem which acts as your gateway/dns server.
Hope this helps.
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 10, 2010, 05:03:02 pm »

@Matt,

Sorry ... missed that.

Your gateway (and usually dns) needs to be on the same subnet, but I guess you figured that out already!

@stefan ... I'd be interested to see the results of a standard kubuntu dhcp server test. Another useful tool I just read about is arpwatch. Just in case it is an arp problem.

Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 10, 2010, 04:42:45 pm »

Purps,

My camera has been rock solid on my external router for two days now. Using fixed IP address (set in the foscam web admin) on my external network, with a wired connection.

Are you still getting errors when you try to set the static IP on the camera?

Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 09, 2010, 11:36:34 am »

I think that's your problem.

The camera is basically attached to your external network and uses the external gateway and dns (192.168.0.1 usually).

LMCE can still access the camera on the external network, you just need to change the IP address of the camera in lmce web admin and the corresponding 'path'.

Barney

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Users / Re: Play all video content

« on: December 09, 2010, 11:32:13 am »

Hi Chazh,

Welcome to the forums.

If the media is an xvid/divx etc it will just play .. but as you've noticed DVDs have menus and require user action.

One option is to create a new genre and add all your xvids etc to it so you can 'play all' of the media in that genre. You could rip the DVDs to xvid too.

Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 09, 2010, 11:19:49 am »

I think pw44 is using 'Generic IP camera' and not motion. I doubt this would make any difference to our problem. He's also using wireless where I'm using a wired connection.

I don't get this problem with wireless on my FI8908Ws.

Are you using wired Matt?
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 09, 2010, 11:15:26 am »

Are you fixing the IP in Firefox on the core? That is where I get the error "error: illegal params." in the page. Did you use windoze and the supplied Foscam utility at any point?

I used the cameras web admin (using google chrome browser on ubuntu).
Went to:
Device management > Basic network settings
Unchecked 'obtain IP from DHCP server'
Set the IP address:
192.168.0.XX
subnet mask to:
255.255.255.0
gateway and DNS to:
192.168.0.1 (router)
I don't get any errors like you have. I have the same firmware version as you.

Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 08, 2010, 01:19:54 pm »

I have all but given up on this. My suggested fix is:
1. Connect the Foscam to your external router
2. Log onto the camera web admin and give the camera a fixed IP address on your external network
3. Use this IP address in the lmce web admin

This works for me.

I am frustrated that there is no solution. I think the problem must be related to the handling of arp/dhcp by lmce (dhcpd) and the camera itself. This camera works fine on almost any other dhcp network. Conversely it seems that any other IP camera works in lmce.

Here's what I just retried:
1. Connected my FI8905W to the lmce network switch using cat6 cable (passive poe injected).
2. The camera works
3. After a few minutes the connection is lost. I can't access the camera from my PC ... or ping ... or anything.
4. Simply unplug the network cable then reconnect
5. Go to step 2

This also happened on my wired FI8904W.
My FI8908Ws use wireless and don't seem to have this problem.

Any network experts want to chip in?
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 08, 2010, 01:18:59 pm »

@ladekribs

I can't access that url either. I think my IP range (sky broadband in the uk) must be blocked somehow. Should be possible using a proxy.

The camera works on my regular router too. Just about to post my findings.
Barney

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 08, 2010, 12:41:34 pm »

OK. I can confirm that the ARP fix doesn't work. I set the arp record for this camera on the core using:

Code: [Select]

sudo arp -s 192.168.80.XXX AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
This does not affect the dropouts.

Just tried pw44s suggestion of fixing the IP in the cameras web admin. Still lost connection within 10 mins.
 

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 08, 2010, 12:34:02 pm »

@purps .... I think that is the latest. Going to test mine today.

@ladekribs ... I imagine it would work but the frame rate should be reduced. There is a command for the url to reduce the frame rate.

Code: [Select]

/videostream.cgi?user=user&pwd=password&rate=1

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Users / Re: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem

« on: December 08, 2010, 11:11:49 am »

Purps,

The firmware is usually mirrored on the gadgetvictims website/blog:
http://www.gadgetvictims.com/

Don't you have the FI8905W? You should have the latest firmware already I imagine?

Barney

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Users / Re: Zwave device stops working and fails to restart

« on: December 06, 2010, 11:52:06 pm »

Might not be related but I found this page which suggests a possible fix/hack for a usb sleep issue:
http://www.cyfinity.com/2008/09/waking-up-usb-ports-on-ubuntu-hardy/

Barney