Re: Using a KVM switch to connect 3 computers at once

On 16/11/2023 19:10, 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 .

Then forget about HDMI. HDMI is for the screen. It's irrelevant if 
you're not switching a screen.

You just need something you can connect your USB keyboard and USB mouse 
to which can switch them between three (or four) USB inputs from the PCs.

-- 
Brian Gregory (in England).