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Posted by Tom61 on 7, 2001 at 5:08 PM:

In Reply to: Everyone is misunderstanding me...please read posted by Andy Desak on 7, 2001 at 1:33 PM:

The solution is to not use cabling at all. RF will do what you want. The main difficulty will be finding a PC monitor RF transmitter. If he's willing to go with a TV for upstairs and has a TV out card, then there's no trouble finding a composite video trasmitter. He'll need to get an RF based keyboard and mouse device. I've used RF based X10 controllers from outside the house (and several feet away), and I'm assuming that RF based PC devices have simular range.

: I know how to network two computers together....one of the things I do for a living is data cabling....I have run miles of Cat5 and Fiber Optic cabling :-)

: My friend wants to control 'one' computer from 'two or three' locations.

: Is this possible?.....the length of the cabling may be over 20' since the locations will be on different floors.

: Thanks,
: Andy

:
: : : Hi,

: : : I'm am asking this for a friend.....
: : : Here is what he wants to do.

: : : There will be a computer on the first floor of the house and he wants to be able to control it from a second location upstairs. So a second monitor, keyboard and mouse will be needed. I know this can be done with a switch box but can they just both be hooked up at the same time without any switching mechanism. Also, what is the maximum length the lines can be for the other devices? It is going to be on another floor so I imagine he will need it to be pretty far.

: : : Will this require 2 video cards?

: : : Also, would it be possible to do this from a 3rd location.

: : : I have never tried anything like but I may also need to do something like this myself in the future.....

: : : Any help?

: : : Thanks,
: : : Andy

: : Hi Andy,
: : Just set up the puters in a local network, and You will have access from both of them. I'm doing this at home.
: : You will need two network cards, win95/98,
: : Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse on both of them. I'll think You will get a boot failure if they're not connected. If You use a "twisted pair category 5" network cable You can have 100meters (300 feet) without any problem.

: : Hope this is of any help.

: :
: : Johnny
: : Oslo - Norway

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: The solution is to not use cabling at all. RF will do what you want. The main difficulty will be finding a PC monitor RF transmitter. If he's willing to go with a TV for upstairs and has a TV out card, then there's no trouble finding a composite video trasmitter. He'll need to get an RF based keyboard and mouse device. I've used RF based X10 controllers from outside the house (and several feet away), and I'm assuming that RF based PC devices have simular range. : : : I know how to network two computers together....one of the things I do for a living is data cabling....I have run miles of Cat5 and Fiber Optic cabling :-) : : My friend wants to control 'one' computer from 'two or three' locations. : : Is this possible?.....the length of the cabling may be over 20' since the locations will be on different floors. : : Thanks, : : Andy : : : : : : Hi, : : : : I'm am asking this for a friend..... : : : : Here is what he wants to do. : : : : There will be a computer on the first floor of the house and he wants to be able to control it from a second location upstairs. So a second monitor, keyboard and mouse will be needed. I know this can be done with a switch box but can they just both be hooked up at the same time without any switching mechanism. Also, what is the maximum length the lines can be for the other devices? It is going to be on another floor so I imagine he will need it to be pretty far. : : : : Will this require 2 video cards? : : : : Also, would it be possible to do this from a 3rd location. : : : : I have never tried anything like but I may also need to do something like this myself in the future..... : : : : Any help? : : : : Thanks, : : : : Andy : : : Hi Andy, : : : Just set up the puters in a local network, and You will have access from both of them. I'm doing this at home. : : : You will need two network cards, win95/98, : : : Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse on both of them. I'll think You will get a boot failure if they're not connected. If You use a "twisted pair category 5" network cable You can have 100meters (300 feet) without any problem. : : : Hope this is of any help. : : : : : : Johnny : : : Oslo - Norway

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