Re: Using a KVM switch to connect 3 computers at once
Graham J <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:20:25 +0000
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.hardware |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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micky wrote: > Running two computers at once. > > It happened sort of by accident but now I'm runing my laptop and my > desktop all the time. And I have a spare computer I really should set > up. > > To use just one mouse and one keyboard and switch them from PC to PC, I > need a KVM switch, but it seems that those that supply more than 2 > computers all have HDMI outputs. And maybe I should get HDMI just > because it's newer than USB. But my laptop and desktop inputs are all > USB. I gather someone like me is supposed to get an HDMI to USB cable, > but that seems to connect only the mouse OR the keyboard, not both? So > what am I to do? > > I don't want to use only one monitor. It's good to be able to look at > both so easily . > I have several old (probably 15 years old) KVM switches in a cupboard somewhere. You would be welcome to them. Where are you? I'm near Thetford in Norfolk. -- Graham J