Axis (http://www.axis.com/) makes a line of very cool cameras, based on thin embedded Linux: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/36a0.html I love the idea of a tripod-mountable camera with an ethernet port on the back. Mmmmmm, tasty. -glenn > -----Original Message----- > From: Bradley Miller [mailto:bradmiller@dslonramp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:23 AM > To: kclug@kclug.org > Subject: Webcam revisited > > > At 10:50 AM 2/6/01 -0600, you wrote: > > We are techies. We can't help it. > > Speaking of which, I need to find a solid way to have a Linux based system > capture photos and FTP to a server every xx minutes. I would like > something that was so "easy" to use that when it boots up, it would > automatically dial-up and connect and start sending photos. Likewise if > there was a problem, I should be able to telnet to it or dial into it to > see what was up. This sounds like a Linux solution to me -- but the > timing is the big thing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, > because if I can't roll it out within a week, I'll have to do a Windoze > solution. (Stable -- ya' right . . . ) > > -- Bradley Miller