[ale] Web server issues

Jim Seymour bluejay at speedfactory.net
Wed Feb 8 14:19:12 EST 2006


On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 02:09:41PM -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> Look at your config file.  There is a setting:
> 
> # Restrict webcam connections to localhost only (default: on)
> webcam_localhost off
> 
> 
> 
> Thus spake Jim Seymour (bluejay at speedfactory.net):
> 
> > I am running out of ideas as to what the problem is here. I have an
> > outdoor webcam sending a feed to a website hosted on another system. The
> > webcam server is part of the motion package and is running on a Debian
> > testing system. I can watch the feed without problem on my own system
> > (the system sending the feed). Anyone else that tries to access it gets
> > a denied message. A test of my firewall shows the port as open. I can't
> > figure out if the problem is in my hosts.allow or whatever. The iptables
> > rules have input and output rules to accept connections on the port and
> > my logs do not show it being dropped. Googling has not provided me with
> > the answer. Ideas? The address if you want try is www.wingbarscafe.com
> > and is using the cambozola java applet to direct the feed.
> > 

I already have the webcam_localhost off setting :-( Other ideas?

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