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  1. bp2008

    Camera to watch over garden

    You can also just search amazon for poe to 9v power and find plenty of 802.3af standard PoE compliant splitters, like this one: https://amazon.com/dp/B01JCKHIGM (if you prefer to use a standard PoE switch to power the cam)
  2. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    If you're planning to stick with this ISP for more than a year or two, then yes, you are better off not renting hardware from them. If your router's interface tells you that your public IP is the same as the one listed in an Open Port checking tool, then port forwarding SHOULD work, and there...
  3. bp2008

    Camera to watch over garden

    If it is a small garden, I think you can just buy a motion activated sprinkler. But the camera approach is more fun especially when your wife bends down and gets mistaken for a deer.
  4. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    Oh also, depending on your service plan, your ISP may be charging you a monthly fee for router rental, which they may be calling wifi service or some other cryptic name. If that is happening, see if you can return the router and use your own to get out of paying the rental fee. Those fees tend...
  5. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    First thing you need to do is find out what your router thinks your public IP address is. Compare that with what an online IP address checker says. If it is the same address shown in both places, then you can probably just buy your own router and use it instead of the one provided by the ISP...
  6. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    As I've said before, port forwarding doesn't have to be risky. If your router allows you to restrict access to a particular source IP or IP range when creating the port forwarding rule, then you can use that to ensure there is no unauthorized access. Unfortunately many home routers (especially...
  7. bp2008

    No audio is heard in web GUI

    Yup, the bottom left of UI3's video player is the mute button and volume slider. UI3's audio is muted by default, partly because web browsers really hate it when a web page tries to play audio without the user interacting with the page first. When audio is muted, UI3 doesn't stream it at all...
  8. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    What bit rate were you using, and was it the same ISP at both houses? Assuming it is the same ISP, then both of your houses are probably connected to the same network cabinet and the traffic likely never even left town and cost them basically nothing. But local traffic in this manner is such a...
  9. bp2008

    Amazon just jacked up prices!

    @TonyR It looks like the previous owner had taped on a sign and arrow pointing at the crack? Or was that you? I did the same thing the last time I returned a monitor with a dead pixel, so whoever inspected it would not be able to miss it. And if they didn't have anyone inspect it before...
  10. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    I haven't done this myself, but if you install Tailscale on the BI server, and on some machine at the remote location, I believe Tailscale has a feature that lets you use a node as an exit point to access other devices on its LAN. Apparently the correct term for this is "subnet router" but it...
  11. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    A site to site VPN setup can be pretty complicated. Some routers let you open a port with a restricted source IP address so it is only accessible to the IP address you specify. That is almost as good as using a VPN, if you can do it that way.
  12. bp2008

    Criminal spy camera inside Logitech mouse

    Hiding payloads inside a mouse is child's play to a serious electronics enthusiast. There's lots of empty space in most mice, and there's 2.5 to 5 watts of power available from the existing USB cable (the amount of power the mouse needs is like a rounding error compared to that). Not to...
  13. bp2008

    Windows Update on 04-09-25 -- Anyone Else Seeing This? -- SOLVED

    Was it the 32 bit pale moon you downloaded? 64 bit version won't run 32 bit plugins I'm pretty sure.
  14. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @TheWaterbug It would have been around March 10th (2025) which indicates the change came in 5.9.9.28 or 5.9.9.29. Unfortunately it seems IpCamTalk's update archive broke again several months ago.
  15. bp2008

    How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?

    Tailscale (and zerotier which is a similar product) are great especially if your ISP doesn't give you a dedicated ipv4 address. Easier to set up than traditional VPN, and usually it "just works". But they can have speed issues on some networks if their normal firewall traversal methods fail...
  16. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @CJ133 Someone talked Ken into disabling clip downloads for non-admin users a few weeks ago. I told Ken it was a really dumb idea, but he disagrees apparently. Your web server user needs to have admin privilege now. If you dislike this change, please do make your voices heard by emailing Blue...
  17. bp2008

    How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?

    Port forwarding is only as unsafe as the service you are exposing. VPN servers are designed with cybersecurity as a top priority and most modern VPNs are generally considered safe by security experts, especially when the VPN server is kept up to date and uses modern best practices for...
  18. bp2008

    Building new home

    I should point out you can get adapters to convert PoE power to USB at 2-3 amps which should be plenty to keep any tablet going. Even an ipad if you wanted to go the apple route. https://amazon.com/dp/B07KCLGB5D So you could run most tablets with just an ethernet cable. For maximum future...
  19. bp2008

    Camera Triggered by Floating Artifacts

    The reason this is visible only when the camera is in its regular IR mode is because the strand of spider web is very close to the IR LED on the camera, causing it to be very intensely illuminated. When your motion-triggered floodlight comes on, it may cause the camera to speed up its exposure...
  20. bp2008

    Camera Triggered by Floating Artifacts

    That is a spider web. Just get a long handled broom or brush and wipe around the lens. There is a thing called a cobweb duster designed for purposes like this. https://amazon.com/dp/B08SW8LFJQ
  21. bp2008

    Automatic Router/Modem Rebooter

    I used to run Web Power Switch for this purpose. It is a power strip with individually controllable outlets and a very customizable ping monitoring system via hardwired RJ45 ethernet. But I kept having trouble with the switching hardware failing and eventually stopped using them altogether...
  22. bp2008

    what made my PZT controls stop working in UI3 after some of the most recent updates

    Still works for me. Check over the settings for your web server user(s) and the camera properties PTZ/Control tab for any possible permission-related problems.
  23. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @aesterling Probably doesn't matter. Much. The first obstacle is that Blue Iris would have to support WebRTC (it doesn't). I've also never done any coding using WebRTC so I'm entirely unfamiliar with how it works internally. However it is likely that H.265 support in WebRTC means increased...
  24. bp2008

    BI PC Upgrade Time!

    Haha @looney2ns I opened that ebay link and saw i5-10500 for $25 and was thinking "wow, sign me up for a dozen" until I realized your URL was showing auctions, not just buy-it-now!
  25. bp2008

    Large DB (>250,000 records) notification in BI

    Three things: Use the "Combine or cut" feature in camera properties > Record tab to reduce the total number of clips. Fine tune your triggers to have fewer false alarms. Use an AI engine to delete alerts that are deemed unimportant. Of course this stuff will not apply retroactively. It will...
  26. bp2008

    Criminal spy camera inside Logitech mouse

    Yes The mouse's USB connection to the computer would be the power source. Likewise, the mouse's existing connection to the computer could be piggybacked for data exfiltration. Yup there's plenty of room inside a mouse for advanced spy tech. They could even take out the mouse's original...
  27. bp2008

    Get a dashcam. Period!

    When the shock wears off you're sure going to be embarrassed when you realize you were holding your phone the wrong direction taking those pics and videos later. :rofl:
  28. bp2008

    Need camera ideas

    As an example, I'm personally very happy with Annke FCD600 as a low budget overview cam since it uses two image sensors and lenses to deliver a 180 degree field of view with minimal distortion, and it usually costs around $80 USD. But it is manufactured by Dahua so it isn't NDAA compliant, and...
  29. bp2008

    Need camera ideas

    You say "The state requires 30fps". Does that mean you require 30 FPS? That sounds like a rule written by someone who somehow thinks a high frame rate is the mark of quality. Also because you mention "the state", does that mean you are subject to NDAA rules? On this forum you will mostly...
  30. bp2008

    Reolink stopped working with BI

    Oh yeah, on the same line of thought as @TonyR's questions, Blue Iris has sometimes been known to change the IP address it has configured to reach a camera due to bugs in the MAC address lookup. Double check that the camera's IP is still what you think it is, and that Blue Iris is still...
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