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>> but I think |
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>> that will limit me to USB and it's 15-foot cable maximum? |
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> A friend of a friend set up a security system in his house, using USB |
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> cameras, and ran it more than 15 foot! Apparently, you can use a USB-cat5 |
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> converter (not ip based, so you can't route it, just uses the twisted pairs) |
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> and get even further. cat5 is cheap too. I suggest you experiment (or find |
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> someone else who has) and see how far they ran their cable. |
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I think USB cameras would be the way to go. Does anyone know of a USB |
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camera that works well with Gentoo? |
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Also thanks to James for the h.264 tip. That's the kind of thing you |
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don't figure out until you're already deep into zoneminder. |
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- Grant |
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