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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] can i set up a d-link DCS-936L network camera to view via linux?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] can i set up a d-link DCS-936L network camera to view via linux?
  • From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:17:28 -0400
On 2017-09-20 14:55, Alex Pilon wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 08:19:15AM -0400, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > These wired network cameras default to DHCP and failing that fall back
> > to either 192.168.122.1 (or something like that IIRC...) or use an
> > IPv4 link local address (169.<mumble>?) which pretends to be random
> > with OUI or something like that to bootstrap.
> 
> @rgb: 169.254.0.0/16; see RFC 3927 or the Bonjour protocol

Yup, that's the one.  16 bits is a tad small to condense a 48-bit MAC, but it
is better than nothing...

> @rpjday: Run avahi-browse -alt if on the same layer 2 to detect the
> device's advertised services.

	slainte mhath, RGB

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