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I assume you are using the "REMOTE" type, ZM's native mjpeg parser is fairly strict in what it allows, if you compile in FFMPEG support you can use the FFMPEG type instead of REMOTE and then it will work.

I am not using a pre-built image, I am using gentoo. You should be able to install FFMPEG on any server that does not have it. The camera may work with ZM's MJPEG parser (in which case just try remote as the type).

one option is skip ZM completely use an LDAP module with apache for standard basic auth, otherwise google php and ldap and you can do it that way.

i wasn't trying anything, i was providing details on how you can generate a debug log so we can assist you and figuring out your problem.

See http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.ph ... leshooting pastebin the zmc specific debug log file as mentioned there.

try using mplayer on the 8001 stream see if it tells you what format it is, i would assume it wouldn't be mjpeg as i can't see them using such a horrid web server it cant do mjpeg through itself properly.

Read: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.ph ... leshooting
and post the zms individual debug log on pastebin.

There is a basis for an XML API for accessing event /monitor data and controlling them see:
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14008

for patching it in. It may not contain everything you need but atleast give you a basis for most of it.

In theory the nph-zms processes should auto timeout after they can't send data for a certain amount of time have you seen if they die after 10 minutes for example?

Not the actual issue . The sockets are created by zms / nph-zms the streaming daemon and then the php scripts connect to it. The problem here is the zms script is not working properly so its not getting setup. I would turn up debugging and check the ZMS log for whats really going wrong.

See: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.ph ... leshooting specifically the part about turning up debugging looking at the zmc log and then post back.

depending on your needs just use the internets. You then just need them to be online and then you can remotely access them from where ever your server is.

Sorry but this actually has nothing to do with ZM, as you said the RTSP stream is not working in ffplay which is part of ffmpeg not ZM. Your question would be better addressed by the FFMPEG group.