sharing mouse/keyboard with two pc's

T0rNaDo

sorry mods if in wrong area? if so please move me..

i used to do this way back when pc's where windows XP..
and VGA/DVI was the norm.....

now my monitor is DP/HDMI/DVI.
this makes it harder... as KVM switches seems to be VGA/DVI or HDMI/DP

my main PC is windows 10 with DP port
my second tower has DVI connection..

so video connection isn't a issue.
as main pc via DP and 2nd pc via DVI to the monitor..


its the mouse and keyboard..

need a switch that can switch the usb mouse and keyboard between two cases.

anyone currently do this ? and can recommend a product.

sep8001

Something like this should help

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Selector-Switcher-One-Button-Swapping-Keyboard-Black/dp/B07MNZ1FVS/ref=asc_df_B07MNZ1FVS/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344273843977&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8969030818578678599&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045971&hvtargid=pla-683319629429&psc=1

I just RDP onto the second machine, with win 10 and osx I get dual screen on the rdp session.

T0rNaDo

thanks for the reply..
i did have a look on ebay and there way plenty of these ones on there.
but when you view the sellers details they are anywhere other then the uk.

atleast the link you posted above, is for amazon.
didn't think to look on their..

and i have some vouchers too...  cheers

T0rNaDo

i was thinking on paying the extra to get a usb3.0 version.
but read that some older usb2.0 devices struggle when connected.
so i think its safer to stay with a usb2.0 version switch

Peeej

You could always try software I used to use Synergy with some sucess. Install it on both PCs configure it and then you can share KB and Mouse easily.
I cant remember if there was a freeware version.

The other alternative, if you use Logitech stuff, is thier Flow software, again just works.