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steveg@beachbrosprint.com (Steve Gorospe) writes:

There is an application for Video 4 Linux called :
camserv
http://cse.unl.edu/~jtravis/camserv.php3

which seems to be similar to what you want - I would suggest 
using an intranet for real security.

wes


> A friend of mine, who is a doctor, wants to set up a video security /
> survelliance system in his office.  He and his partners rotate working
> a late-night emergency shift and video survelliance for insurance (and
> security) purposes is a bonus.  He wants to be able to view the
> cameras over a (secure) Internet connection using the web.  Video
> needs to be saved to security tape or hard disk, like a rotating log
> file I suppose.
> 
> Can anyone offer any suggestions or information on hardware (video,
> computer) and software to use?  Any thoughts on the matter would also
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I know solutions for my problem exist for NT, but we're looking at
> using Linux to solve this situation for the obvious reasons we all use
> Linux!!
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Steve G.