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by mikb
Fri May 17, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: zmc is saving empty files
Replies: 9
Views: 985

Re: zmc is saving empty files

even if I tried to change the lease time, increasing the time the IP is renewed, Ignoring the camera end of things. On the machine/router that is the DHCP server, can you find an option to add FIXED ASSIGNMENTS to your network? Most half decent DHCP servers will have a way to allocate a fixed/manua...
by mikb
Fri May 17, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: shm issue
Replies: 5
Views: 510

Re: shm issue

No. Most firewalls only block unrequested traffic. That depends on the firewall "policy" -- the usual/simplest is to block ALL incoming connections (unless allowed) and allow ALL outgoing connections (unless blocked). This mostly keeps you safe from external bad actors while allowing your...
by mikb
Tue May 07, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: Hardware Queries
Topic: Looking for ZM friendly Solar IP Cameras
Replies: 9
Views: 547

Re: Looking for ZM friendly Solar IP Cameras

nothing from the anran but encrypted streams to the cloud services..it's not even talking directly to the phone via the app on the local network...the app and the device both communicate via their cloud services. OK, well that's a nice clear warning -- these things are cloud-enabled paperweights. J...
by mikb
Mon May 06, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Hardware Queries
Topic: Looking for ZM friendly Solar IP Cameras
Replies: 9
Views: 547

Re: Looking for ZM friendly Solar IP Cameras

I scanned it with nmap, it's running a port blocker from any thing other than the app on a phone. So it might support it, but there appears to be no way to actually disable the port blocker. Just a thought. Is it possible the APP is using BlueTooth to talk to the camera to tell it "wake up you...
by mikb
Sat May 04, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: NAS Storage
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: NAS Storage

I can write/save files onto the drive. Permissions on the folder in the nas are set to drwx--- Files browser gives me a location as: /run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=dlbox.local,share=volume_1/zm SMB -- can cause trouble because the underlying file system/protocol mangles permissions in a very ...
by mikb
Fri May 03, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.37.x Development Branch
Topic: Error writing packet: Invalid argument
Replies: 10
Views: 2830

Re: Error writing packet: Invalid argument

I see this all the time with cameras with a bad clock. When ntp syncs the clock jumps back in time. "pkt.dts(2270423)" on *every* packet. "Non increasing dts" -- that's very accurate statement. It doesn't seem to have jumped back, it looks like the clock (well, the thing driving...
by mikb
Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: video error
Replies: 1
Views: 369

Re: video error

Hi guys, If anyone can help, I have ZM v1.36.33, and Modect sometimes saves fake events. It happens on all my cameras. I have attached a sample snapshoot. TNX Hi, Search the forum for posts with the keywords "streaking, smearing, blurring" etc. as this is related to corrupted video stream...
by mikb
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Time Zone used in Event List
Replies: 8
Views: 413

Re: Time Zone used in Event List

My only comment is that I've been using ZM for quite a while now, and not come across this problem. All of my events have a timestamp in the event list of "local time". As you say, that make sense from a human-interaction perspective. I'm in the UK so system is set up for "Europe/Lond...
by mikb
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Cameras not on the same IP range than ZoneMinder server
Replies: 4
Views: 278

Re: Cameras not on the same IP range than ZoneMinder server

Hello, For practical reasons I need to have my cameras and my ZoneMinder server not in the same IP range. Cameras are in : 192.168.169.xxx ZomeMinder is in : 10.0.10.xxx Of course there is a bridge between those two network but when i try to use the ONVIF fonction to scan the network for cameras it...
by mikb
Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: 4XX Client Error, but not one of 40 Xiaomi Communications
Replies: 2
Views: 333

Re: 4XX Client Error, but not one of 40 Xiaomi Communications

I wonder if this Nedis / Xiaomi Communications / WIFICO20CWT is possible one to get working? Two sites of other software say to use this source: rtsp://user%40mail.com:pass@192.168.0.104:8554/Streaming/Channels/101 I'm just getting: "4/20/24, 11:50:39 AM GMT+3",zmc_m1,,78959,ERR,"Fai...
by mikb
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.37.x Development Branch
Topic: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor
Replies: 26
Views: 2780

Re: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor

(reolink) PoE "injector" that sits between the camera and the host? i've assumed it is doing nothing other than adding the power lead, but...? If you can safely open and look inside the PoE injector, you could find out! ;) On one hand, common sense says it's either a "ghetto" in...
by mikb
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.37.x Development Branch
Topic: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor
Replies: 26
Views: 2780

Re: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor

What's odd is that reolink puts some effort into describing use of RTSP, connecting with VLC, ONVIF, ... That's great. But if there are no ports open on the device, and no clue how to wake up the device, then that's not helpful :( Probably their official app does some kind of initial handshake. You...
by mikb
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.37.x Development Branch
Topic: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor
Replies: 26
Views: 2780

Re: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor

What are your current favorite ZM brands? I'm behind the times on these things. My cameras are D-Link, but old. They "support" browsers that understand the camera downloading some Active-X player thing (!) to see the live view. I ignore that totally and go to http://camera/video.cgi and a...
by mikb
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Hardware Queries
Topic: Hikvision PTZ control
Replies: 19
Views: 14982

Re: Hikvision PTZ control

iamnotme wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:14 am I can only assume you’ve not read this topic from the start, or some kind of AI(lol).
The offending post, now deleted, was an AI (actual idiocy) reword of iconnor's posting at

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by mikb
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.37.x Development Branch
Topic: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor
Replies: 26
Views: 2780

Re: 1.37.57: Unable to connect IP camera as monitor

Sorry to tell you that we only support the Windows and Mac Client currently. So we do not know how to and can not connect the cameras to your Linux system. Typical support response. In effect, they don't know anything beyond their scripted answers to typical user failures. You said the word "L...