[ubuntu-uk] Using EEEPC as WiFi webcam

[Liam Proven]

On 13 February 2012 18:58, Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have found a use for my old EEEPC with a 7" screen, 4GB SSD, 512MB and
> Celeron processor running lubuntu as a sort of WiFi webcam.
>
> Currently I put it in the window to watch the birds in the garden by running
> guvcview on it then accessing it from my PC using VNC and Remmina.  This is
> not a bad solution as the wife can also access it using Tightvnc on her
> Windows 7 laptop.
>
> However, I am wondering if there are any more elegant solutions for sharing
> the webcam on one machine with other machines.

Make it an actual *web* cam - i.e. put its capture images or video
stream on a webpage, so then multiple people could view at once...?

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