I play in a band and we rent a rehearsal space in a building that also houses other bands. Occasionally, we drive over there hoping to record something and there are all kinds of other bands rehearsing so it's not quiet enough. The facility has free wi-fi so I want to set up something (cheap) which would allow me to listen via a microphone or webcam so I can tell if it's busy and/or loud before trekking over there.
I was thinking of getting one of those wall wart linux boxes and attaching a microphone or webcam to it, but have very little experience either with the little computers or with getting a USB device (like a mic or webcam) to connect to a linux box and share its data over the internet.
Because there is no fixed IP or domain associated with the wifi network at this facility, I expect I would need to write a cron script that would check in every so often with one of my servers so the wall wart could keep me apprised of its current IP address.
Beyond that, I'm kind of lost. Any advice about linux drivers for mics, etc. and how to share the audio data via internet would be much appreciated.
