2 PC's - 1 Monitor?

**webslinger2k** · 28th January 2004

Lo Guys,

My problem today...lol

I have two pc towers that i would like to use one monitor. is there an easy way that i can switch between the two?

I did think of the old fashioned switch boxes that we used to have at school etc - remember, where you would switch from A,B,C,D etc to your letter everytime you wanted to print something...lol...

As that method above seems outdated, someone told me u can use a certain piece of software (? dont know its name?) with a double adapter that the monitor would go into ? and use the software to swtich between ur 2 PC's ?

now all of this is new to me, and i have never seen anything like it. BUT would be very grateful to anyone who has the right answers!!!

**easy** · 28th January 2004

I'm about to have to do this aswell, i know you can get a modern day version of your old school switch which i'll be getting. I've never heard of any software but i'd be interested in hearing.

**easy** · 28th January 2004

Ahhh ha! It's a Keyboard, Video and Mouse switch (KVM) ermm they're about �50ish. I found mine some on komplett.co.uk under switch box/KVM. Hope this helps

**Panda** · 28th January 2004

�18.79 + vat + delivery from here

**fe_man2000** · 28th January 2004

I have one of these and they work great - theres so software solution to this - your ate must be talking about 1 PC to 2 monitors.

Cheers
Ironman

**The Prodigy** · 28th January 2004

100% Free, REMOTE DESKTOP in XP, works a treat and is what I use to control my 3-PC's in the loft.

LaterZ
Leftfield_2k2

**webslinger2k** · 28th January 2004

ok - can see that remote thing as a possibility - but, deosnt solve the physcial connection of the two pcs to my one monitor...

hmm - am checking out ur link Panda - ta bud.

**musado** · 28th January 2004

Aint tried the KVM switches Panda recommends, but have a 2 port & 4 port ebuyer kvm switch & cant fault 'em (6 pc's running thru 2 monitors). Ones I have are out of stock tho

**EvilBoB** · 28th January 2004

Originally Posted by webslinger2k

ok - can see that remote thing as a possibility - but, deosnt solve the physcial connection of the two pcs to my one monitor...

hmm - am checking out ur link Panda - ta bud.

I have two PCs in my house only one monitor. I use the most powerful one for general stuff - the other is a FTP/mail server. When I want to use that one I just use XP remote desktop to control it - all on one monitor with one keyboard and one mouse. Try it out - u may find it is exactly what you want. You can disconnect rather than log out which means you can leave programs running just like switching a monitor off on your PC.

**webslinger2k** · 28th January 2004

Evilbob, what i dont understand, is how is the monitor actually connected to both pcs?

**EvilBoB** · 28th January 2004

It isn't - You use one PC to remotely control the other one - of course this is useless if you want to play games but works fine in my instance as its only a server I control for housekeeping

**webslinger2k** · 29th January 2004

aah -see, i should have been more specific - I DO want to play games on the second machine.

so looks like i need to buy that device that Panda linked me with i think.

**MajorFU** · 4th February 2004

so when u use this xp remote desktop how do u get past the probs of starting a pc with no kb,mouse or monitor attached?

**flipper321** · 4th February 2004

MajorFU - you don't turn the remote computers off. And no - I'm not joking.

**hotentot** · 6th February 2004

i got one of these ebuyer kvm switches which works great, but i would like to use it on one of the pc's which only has usb ports, no PS/2, does anyone know of an adaptor.....................i know you can get the "male ps2 - fem usb" adaptors, but i need the opposite, cos obviously the kvm switch has male ps/2 on it ???????

Any help guys