Thread: GPSTracker on home server

so im guessing the carputer would need some type of internet accesss??? or does the GPS tracker SW track the GPS itself over the sat's?

Yup you need constant internet of some kind since sat comunication is only one way...

Originally Posted by enohand

so im guessing the carputer would need some type of internet accesss??? or does the GPS tracker SW track the GPS itself over the sat's?

It connects through any network you connect to. So if you have a wireless network card it could connect to any network (this is done outside of the tracker though. You need something like netstumbler.) Obviously it works better if you have internet as it will track in real time.

But it'll work without internet. It'll track you as you drive and then upload the tracking data when you get back within your homes wireless network range.

hibernate is now detected and gps is reconnected. Hoping to get alot done this weekend so won't release it yet.

Ok. New release available. Major changes so haven't removed old version. Would appreciate people testing to see if it works ok so I can remove the old version.

see first post for new stuff

just one thing, i m not familiar with GPS tracking, does my car need to be staying online(internet) to be tracked? or it will work when the carpc is not on internet

the car is tracked all the time and its position is stored in an xml file. When you get a network connection (either through the internet or through a wireless network connection i.e. your home network) it automatically connects and loads the stored positions into the server.

So no you dont need internet all the time but you do need a network connection at some point to upload the data to the server.

Coo Ill try it out as soon as I get a free min tonight GREAT WORK AS ALWAYS!!!

thanks man! it sounds awesome, i will try it out. great work.