anyone tried viewing the new linksys webcam (WVC54G)?

[keatoh]

i am thinking of buying the new linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera but reading from the website on specs... i will need to use Internet Explorer 5.0 and above and Active X plugin.

Can i hack my ipaq 5455 to do that?

[OSUKid7]

Yes, you can change your registry (or use a program to do that for you) to make PIE appear as IE6. However, the reason it may require IE5 is because of javascript refreshes, or Java requirements. I've only seen a Linksys wireless video camera once, and don't remember much about the web interface. Maybe someone else here has one.

[keatoh]

so you actually was able to view the webcam on your pocket ie and it worked?

[OSUKid7]

so you actually was able to view the webcam on your pocket ie and it worked?No, sorry, guess I wasn't clear. I've only used one at someone else's house - seen it running on his computer for about 10 seconds. I'm just saying you may run into some problems even with changing the reference from PIE to IE6.

[Dave Beauvais]

I think the main roadblock here is the ActiveX requirement. Since Pocket IE does't have support for ActiveX controls, the camera likely will not be viewable on a Pocket PC. A friend has a D-Link cam that also requires ActiveX to view. Personally, I hope more people move to alternative browsers so developers will not write software that only works with Internet Explorer.