Viewing MJPEG raspberry pi motion stream

I have created a IP webcam using raspberry pi. I used Sakis3g n Motion webcam software to do this. The stream obtained is in MJPEG format.

So, whenever I open that link, I can only see the 1st image on my browser (on my windows 7 PC). it does'nt automotaically update the stream every few seconds.

How do I view the stream on any browser ??? Are there any plugins ???

Does any browser support on PC (windows 7)this MJPEG stream?? If so, which one and which version of the browser ???

e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

I think you have used this netcam url.

How to create this netcam url ????

What was the address (netcam complete url) to view the stream on the browser ???

I just used the format, 192.168.1.2:8081 to stream.
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

The motion.conf file will work as default to show the stream on port 8081.

On your internal network you would use http://<IP address of Pi>:8081.

From the external nework (Internet) you need to have a url. You can use your external IP address provided by your Internet provider but if this is a residential service that more than likely changes everytime your modem is rebooted which is not good.

The easiest way to combat this is to use a dynamic DNS service. The Pi can run this as shown in the link below. The Pi will sit behind your modem and tell the service what it sees as the external IP address so you will always have a url that never changes. You can take this a step farther if you own your own domain and create a CNAME record in your Domain's DNS to point at the dynamic DNS url.
http://www.administeria.com/raspberry-pi-dynamic-dns-on-raspbian/

Once all of this is setup you will just need to open the 8081 port on your firewall/router to allow the traffic into the Pi. This procedure varies from router to router but if you need assistance configuring it let me know the make and model and I can help you with it.
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

I think I cant do this, as I'm using a wireless 3G USB modem.

I think I'll have to neglect the netcam URL part of your conf and follow the rest of the settings,as it is not possible to assign a static address to 3G usb dongle.

What do you think???
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

This is exactly what Dynamic DNS is for and should still work even with the 3G USB dongle. The Dynamic DNS service will update the url on the fly based on the public IP of the modem. The service is free so it maybe worth it to give it a shot. The only question I do not know the answer to is, is that modem going to allow the inbound calls to 8081? What model USB dongle is it?
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

Can you set up the Dynamic DNS and test the connestion to the Pi? From what I can find the modem should not be port agnostic and should work if you can get to it.
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

I have no idea how to set it up on raspberry pi.
could you please help me ???

Any instructions on any page to setup dynamic dns on pi ??
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

http://www.administeria.com/raspberry-pi-dynamic-dns-on-raspbian/
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Viewing MJPEG raspberry pi motion stream

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