jjsafeware

it pretty much depends on what kind of features you want. For a small store a $60 indoor night vision one from Taiwan is good enough. if it's for a bank, then a $600 one might not be "good" enough.

"And I have also tried to view the cameras from outside the network using the viewer." do you mean it works from outside the network(from WAN)? but not in LAN while using public ip? it helps if u r more specific on the set ips in all gadgets, i.e. dvr, router, client, conditions.

ur problem is beyond conceptual. so, u better put out the digits. Exemplary ones will do. the thing is, when testing through internal ips, the router's port forwarding is skipped, and hence not verified.

LAN works, internet doesn't. Problem should be in router. to debug, you'll need the following, router external(public) IP, router internal IP, dvr's IP. how do you set the port forward? when you test the public IP from your client, is it behind the router(LAN) or is it from WAN?

in the other thread, lomak has posted this link ###supe###circui##/Uploaded/products/resources/DVR%20Networking-8.pdf you might find it helpful.

maybe it's a bit late, but, i think you're going on the wrong direction. i assume your purpose is to link the dvr onto the internet, not just to your pc. the crossover wire can only help connect dvr up to the pc, and no where further. to connect dvr onto the internet, unless your dvr is equipped with 3G capability, you'll definitely need a router, and in your case, a 3G one. though, it's possible to turn your pc into a 3G router, but it's not worth the effort, since you'll need to install a server level OS on it. anyway, get a 3G router, connect the dvr with a "non"-crossover cat5 wire, and do some port forwarding.

it really depends on the RTOS used by DVMR jpeg2000. if it is Nucleus, windows should be able to read it. otherwise, just try it on a linux computer. Good luck!

it works for both IP cam and capture cards. http://www.luxriot.com/overview.html maybe the welshman already has a full functioning version downloaded.

The trial version of Luxriot doesn't support remote access. You need to pay for it. http://download.cnet.com/LuxRiot-DVR/3000-2348_4-10304263.html See quick spec. Price: Free to try (2-hour recording, no remote access); $99.00 to buy

To access your DVR remotely, you'll need the software from the card provider. Here is link that sells the stuff. http://www.dvr-usa.com/ And, you better check with kodicom to see if the program is backward compatible with your card.

the reason why no one is responding is, it's a dead end. Your DVR manufacturer didn't design-in error-proof update algorithm, thus when firmware update failed, the machine can no longer reboot. Now, in my opinion, you can only send it back to your dealer/MFG to replace the Flash chip in it.

Sounds like NTSC / PAL issue. The DVR's factory setting could be different from what you have on display. Does the DVR support VGA? If so, then use VGA to reconfigure the display setting. Keep it safe!