[CentOS] cameras and CentOS

Thu Jun 17 06:55:11 UTC 2010
John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>

Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
> Hi
>
> I want to put up a few cameras connected to a CentOS box.
> I currently have a box with one camera and that works (USB),
> I can take a pic (the script does that) and see that on a webpage.
>
> However, I want to have a couple of cameras a little further 
> away (more than 5 meters).
>
> USB has a limit, I have tried that camera with a longer cable
> and it does not work ... so I need to route that in a different
> way. Are there equaly as cheap other moethods? Or can I use
> USB<-adapter->network cable<-adapter->USB?
>
> How can I get that to work?
>   

micro systems running linux at each USB location, all connected with 
ethernet.

it doesn't take much.
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-31-guruplug-server-standard.aspx

or
http://www.mini-box.com/Alix-2B-Board-2-LAN-2-MINI-PCI_3

etc etc.