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Title: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on April 26, 2008, 03:55:06 PM
hi. can somebody give a help with myhouse remote viewer. i can trigger any module but when i activate the camera no image meanwhile the status is video-connected

please advise
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: Puck on April 26, 2008, 07:01:37 PM
jhonny: Welcome to the forum. I split your post away from where you originally had it so that it would have a better chance of getting you helpful replies.

I myself have often connected to MyHouse successfully and seen the video connected, but no video appears. I'm sure that issue has to do with X10's server. Have you ever had any success with the MyHouse video?
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: x10challanged on April 26, 2008, 07:19:55 PM
Hi Jhonny - I had the same problem today just to repeat what Puck said already about servers.  Normally it has not been a problem for me when logged into My House Online.  Biggest problem I have had is getting logged in during certain hours of the day usually early evening.

Hey Puck - Good bye line!
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on April 28, 2008, 08:43:18 PM
hey, puck thanks for your help. please explain to me that of x10 server and if maybe is there any other server then x10  to use.

thanks,
jhonny
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: zach1234 on April 28, 2008, 10:34:23 PM
Give port forwarding a try this is what x10 has to say: http://kbase.x10.com/wiki/Port_Forwarding_For_X10_Software

"If you are still unable to connect, the issue is most likely due to a firewall or network security configuration (Zone Alarm, Norton Internet Security, Windows XP Firewall, Router, McAfee Personal Firewall, etc).

The ports for X10 are 8080 and 8888 (TCP).

You may test the above ports for connection status with our Online Internet Connection Test on the following page:

http://www.x10.com/support/netinfo/netinfoadvance.htm

Make sure to Show Advanced View and put in each port number specifically and individually in the Listening Port field at the bottom.

If one or both of these tests fail, it may be because a firewall or router is blocking or rerouting ports on your computer. Try disabling any firewalls, or call your ISP or router manufacturer to find out how to open or "forward" ports to your computer.

If you are using a router, it may also be necessary for you to setup a feature called port forwarding inside of your router's configuration. This will ensure that when information is sent through the ports, they are tagged with the proper IP Address for routing. "
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on April 28, 2008, 11:43:04 PM
puck, i did the test it succeded,by the way,now i am able to see still image. new each image every 2 minutes. my internet connection is dial up. i just can not see live video(motion) on the remote viewer.


thanks,

jhonny
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on April 29, 2008, 01:08:45 AM
what is ftp settings for....
ftp server.. what to fill in
path.........what to fill in

thanks,
jhonny
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: Puck on April 29, 2008, 09:35:43 AM
hey, puck thanks for your help. please explain to me that of x10 server and if maybe is there any other server then x10  to use.

There are no other servers that can be used with MyHouse.

I use MyHouse daily and I sometimes cannot connect to the server; and when I do have a connection the video viewer does not always display the live image when a camera is turned on. With my experiences and all the other complaints I see about MyHouse, it sounds like a server issue to me.

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i did the test it succeded,by the way,now i am able to see still image. new each image every 2 minutes. my internet connection is dial up. i just can not see live video(motion) on the remote viewer.

Since you have a dial-up connection, try lowering the frames-per-second of the video to see if that helps. The still images are working so we know that your connection is good.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on April 29, 2008, 11:13:49 PM
what is ftp settings for....
ftp server.. what to fill in
path.........what to fill in

thanks,
jhonny
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: zach1234 on April 29, 2008, 11:42:21 PM
Unless your using a FTP server those are useless (for you). I try ed for ever with ftp but it never got it to work (tried for 2 Min's).
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: jhonny on May 05, 2008, 10:58:09 AM
Hi Jhonny - I had the same problem today just to repeat what Puck said already about servers.  Normally it has not been a problem for me when logged into My House Online.  Biggest problem I have had is getting logged in during certain hours of the day usually early evening.

Hey Puck - Good bye line!

Hi- x10challanged, you mean you always can see video on remote viewer.

x10challanged-

thanks,
jhonny

Puck edit: Fixed quote to not include reply.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: x10challanged on June 20, 2008, 08:07:57 AM
Jhonny,
I know this is an old post I was on vacation when you posted this and just saw it.  I never really had a problem getting video on remote ( I have DSL High Speed).  My problem was getting logged in evenings and weekend.  I switched to "logmein" in mid May and have found it to be a reliable connection to my computer.  I do not know how it will work with dial up, will probably depend on your Internet connection speed and reliablity of that connection. 
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: Jimmer on June 26, 2008, 10:41:21 AM
It would be really cool if you could use windows home server instead of using the X-10 server.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: steven r on June 26, 2008, 01:12:46 PM
...can somebody give a help with myhouse remote viewer....
As others have mentioned the X10 server tends to be down when you want it the most. I finally gave up in favor of LogMeIn.com. I'm using the free version. It let's me take control of the computer as if I was right there.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: zach1234 on June 26, 2008, 03:33:17 PM
I love myhouse, they did something that helped me have 100% connection, and made it worst for all of Ya.  rofl
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: Knightrider on June 26, 2008, 09:34:48 PM
I love myhouse, they did something that helped me have 100% connection, and made it worst for all of Ya.  rofl

So, what did they do?  You brag and brag about your system, but you never give us any details.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: zach1234 on June 26, 2008, 10:27:31 PM
They didnt do anything for me, as far as I know.  :' My connection is 100% thats all I know.
Title: Re: Myhouse Remote Video
Post by: rollson8 on July 23, 2008, 10:14:20 PM
To answer:

what is ftp settings for....
ftp server.. what to fill in
path.........what to fill in

thanks,
jhonny
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This is one I can help with.

The ftp settings do work if configured properly.

I have a domain that I was FTP’ing snapshots to using a macro.  The key word being “was”; more on that below.

I will use a fake web domain called: fauzdomain.com

If you use a web hosting service for your domain, you can call them and ask three questions:

1)   Can I FTP to my domain?
2)   What address do I use?
3)   What account name/password should I use?

Usually web-hosting services will stick an “ftp” to the DNS name.

So in this case, your ftp DNS name would be: ftp.fauzdomain.com

That is what you put in the “ftp server” field.

The next thing to do is to try to manually FTP to your domain.

If using Windows XP (or similar), go to the “Start” menu and choose “Run…”

Then type: ftp <your_domain>

For this example domain, you would type: ftp ftp.fauzdomain.com

When asked for a User, type the user name that your web hosting service gave to you.
When asked for a password, type the password that your web hosting service gave to you

If everything worked ok, you will get:

230 User joeblow logged in.
ftp>

This tells you that the FTP server name, User name and password are correct.

At the “ftp>” prompt type: pwd

The directory path returned is your “home” directory.

You can put all this information into the FTP settings in ActiveHome.

You can leave the path blank if you want to put all your snapshots in your home directory.  If you want to put your snapshots into a subdirectory, just put that directory name into the “Path” field.

You have two options when adding a path.

1)   Relative path
2)   Full path

Lets say the home directory is: /usr/home/joeblow
…and you want to put your snapshots into a subdirectory called “webcam”

The relative path would be: ./webcam (The dot at the beginning is VERY important)
The full path would be: /usr/home/joeblow/webcam

I prefer full path names.

Now for the reasons I do not use ActiveHome’s ftp function:

1)   It will not delete any snapshots from your website (you will fill up your domain)
2)   It uses ftp which means your password is send across the internet un-encrypted
3)   Your password is saved in the xml preferences file in plain text
4)   The password is shown in plain text in the ActiveHome FTP setting

I used a combination of PERL and WINSCP to get my images to my website.

Hope this helps a little and at least informs you about using ActiveHome to ftp your snapshots.

Rollson8