Neutron, I think you may have missed the point. With that KVM you have to still switch between the 2 computers using the select button.
With my proposed solution using VNC and Win2VNC there are no graphics going across the network. All it does is translate the Mouse + Keyboard commands so that you can move the mouse from one computer to the other to save you having to use a KVM avoid the annoying button pressing and screen flicking.
Fantastic tip for working with 2 PCS and 2 Monitors
i love kvms 
i just ordered another dual monitor KVM (should be called a KV2M or KVVM i guess)
the last one was like 400 bucks and i sold it to a games production place i used to work at, this one is only 100 us and comes with all the cables (i love the taiwanese )
if you have both PC/vid card settings the same there is not even the nasty monitor rez change click, it just switches like pressing alt/tab with a very minor flicker as the monitor re syncs. (but u press scroll lock + number key of pc u want)
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i just ordered another dual monitor KVM (should be called a KV2M or KVVM i guess)the last one was like 400 bucks and i sold it to a games production place i used to work at, this one is only 100 us and comes with all the cables (i love the taiwanese
)if you have both PC/vid card settings the same there is not even the nasty monitor rez change click, it just switches like pressing alt/tab with a very minor flicker as the monitor re syncs. (but u press scroll lock + number key of pc u want)
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On 2003-10-05 05:55, orbita wrote:
Yes, but why press a switch when you can just drag the mouse from one screen to the other for free
and contrary to what you said there is no bandwidth or screen refresh problems at all.
what if both machineas are using dual monitor output and the screens are allready full of applications? you would still have to tab between them so using a diiferent key sequence is no big deal. and if it uses no bandwidth then i guess you cant see whats on the remote computers screen (other wise it would use bandwidth) so how do you know where to click anything?
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...and no refresh latency. I was almost sold on the NetOp/VNC business until I saw how slow the graphics refresh was. Maybe when I have a Gigabit Router or something, but I agree, for the best performance, you can't beat KVM switches.
I think the software works well in, like, the server management domain, but for SFP there is too much need for quick fader response and the like.
Sam
I think the software works well in, like, the server management domain, but for SFP there is too much need for quick fader response and the like.
Sam
ok, I think some of you guys have got the wrong idea here!
What I have proposed does not involve displaying one computers screen on another screen across the network. The ONLY thing that goes across the network is the mouse movements.
Here is how it works..
You have 2 monitors and 2 PCs.
computer 1 displays on monitor 1
computer 2 displays on monitor 2
keyboard and mouse connect to computer 1
run VNC server on computer 2
run Win2VNC on computer 1
connect Win2VNC to VNC server over the network, choose which direction you want the mouse to go off the screen, normally off the right hand side.
Now you can move your mouse from one screen to the other!
When the mouse moves to the other computer the keyboard follows it.
Now, if you want to be able to have multimonitor on pc 1 you can setup a KVM on the second monitor with the 2nd output from computer 1 and the main output of computer 2 going into the KVM, so now you can switch between
i) having 1 PC running across 2 monitors and
ii) having 2 PCs, one on each monitor.
This is how I have it setup and it works a dream.
What I have proposed does not involve displaying one computers screen on another screen across the network. The ONLY thing that goes across the network is the mouse movements.
Here is how it works..
You have 2 monitors and 2 PCs.
computer 1 displays on monitor 1
computer 2 displays on monitor 2
keyboard and mouse connect to computer 1
run VNC server on computer 2
run Win2VNC on computer 1
connect Win2VNC to VNC server over the network, choose which direction you want the mouse to go off the screen, normally off the right hand side.
Now you can move your mouse from one screen to the other!
When the mouse moves to the other computer the keyboard follows it.
Now, if you want to be able to have multimonitor on pc 1 you can setup a KVM on the second monitor with the 2nd output from computer 1 and the main output of computer 2 going into the KVM, so now you can switch between
i) having 1 PC running across 2 monitors and
ii) having 2 PCs, one on each monitor.
This is how I have it setup and it works a dream.
I see what you are saying, but I think our points are in conflict.
For me, I would like to be able to use one monitor per each machine, and have a 2nd monitor act as the 2nd monitor for either machine. At some point, one of the computers is going to have to send data across the ethernet.
In Neutron's case, he's using both monitors at the same time for each machine. In this case, VNC would be limited by serious network negotiation lags as it tries to send one machine's dual desktop across the wire to the other.
Your situation sounds pretty ideal for certain needs -particularly your own-, but it is not universal.
My $.02
Sam
For me, I would like to be able to use one monitor per each machine, and have a 2nd monitor act as the 2nd monitor for either machine. At some point, one of the computers is going to have to send data across the ethernet.
In Neutron's case, he's using both monitors at the same time for each machine. In this case, VNC would be limited by serious network negotiation lags as it tries to send one machine's dual desktop across the wire to the other.
Your situation sounds pretty ideal for certain needs -particularly your own-, but it is not universal.
My $.02
Sam