For 40 dollars a year that isn't bad with dyndns.org. I have the settings on the modem so as the IP address changes (Centurylink likes doing that for some odd reason periodically),
things stay in sync.
the only other time the IP addresses changed was when Centurylink came out and put in a new modem. The old one was dropping carrier signal and I kept saying "It's the modem" and they kept fiddling with wires that came into the house to the modem. Fortunately I had a tech who listened to me and things are resolved. I said to him "I know about these things, I come from a 33.3bps world" he had no clue.
I used to use Blue Iris and had no problems ever with the same IP addresses and ports. I had to find an app / program that worked sort of like I wanted. UNET Cams and it does a fair job. It stores snapshots on the HD and the videos go to my google drive. Not the ideal arrangement. Unfortunately like the Foscams, each snap shot has a date and time added to the dang name. Foscam used to have on their older models that it would ftp with the same file name and overwrite each time,. They don't do that any more. I did have a conversation with foscam about that. First they referred me to their camera software people in China. I was told two things, one that it was the Texas office who wrote the software and the second time I called that they had no intention of making that happen. The Texas folks told me to call China again and I declined. So when Blue iris came out it was what I needed.
Then I also used Weatherdisplay and had no problems with the camera loading up.
I can see the program in the Browser. I use Firefox but do use Safari for some things. On Weathercat it doesn't work for some reason. I have tried all of my 9 cameras. I have P9826, 32, C1,21. None will cooperate with Weathercat, but everything else, no problem. I even have an app on my phone that I can be in another city and it works fine with the cameras.
My theories are maybe something in this computer doesn't like the cameras . Not sure if it is a security issue or just what.
When I said I was thinking of another camera, I going to get a D-link , simple and see if it works. IF it generates a single snapshop, I can have it running in the back ground and drop the item into a folder that I can snag.
The camera settings are;
http://192.168.0.34:8106/snapshot.cgi?user=Kitchen2&pwd=aardvark1&resolution=32I have no idea of why things scrambled around and worked before dropping back into hell.. The only thing I had running last night was Weathercat and Unet cams.
Where is Sherlock Holmes when we need him?