One monitor for 'Two' Computers?

[MapleE.]

Hi;
I have two computers manufactured by HP with
Windows XP 6s.

One computer has a lot of photos with more memory
with a power while the other is less memory with low-efficienty
once coming Photos.

Then, I want to hook up two computers with one monitor
in hopes that I can look at photos with ease.

Is it capable to hook-up one Monitor with two computers?

If possible, how to do it?

Thanks,

 

[Guest]

Yes, you need a "KVM Switch" to do this. (And the leads of course) Most IT
warehouses will have them.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes if the monitor has two ports or if you use a kvm switch.

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[MapleE.]

Hi:
Thanks for the responses. I truly appreciate both.

--- I looked at back of my Monitor/HP. There is ONLY one port.

Wonder which/what maker has 'two' ports for this purpose?

Thanks again.

Yes if the monitor has two ports or if you use a kvm switch.

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Hi;
I have two computers manufactured by HP with
Windows XP 6s.

One computer has a lot of photos with more memory
with a power while the other is less memory with low-efficienty
once coming Photos.

Then, I want to hook up two computers with one monitor
in hopes that I can look at photos with ease.

Is it capable to hook-up one Monitor with two computers?

If possible, how to do it?

Thanks,

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome. I've not seen a Dell flat panel yet that doesn't have one
each analog and digital port. Many of them do these days.

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[MapleE.]

Hi:
Thanks again for the response.

With flashlight, I carefully looked at back of 'flat' monitor, ... yes,
there are
'two' ports. It's made by SAMSUNG. A Monitor with only port is an 'old-
fashioned' bulky monitor.

The next question I need to ask is;
Is it OK to hook-up two computers with SAMSUNG-Monitor?
In order to hook-up successfully, what do I need to do?

Thanks for your help.

You're welcome. I've not seen a Dell flat panel yet that doesn't have one
each analog and digital port. Many of them do these days.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Hi:
Thanks for the responses. I truly appreciate both.


--- I looked at back of my Monitor/HP. There is ONLY one port.

Wonder which/what maker has 'two' ports for this purpose?

Thanks again.

 

[NoStop]

You're welcome. I've not seen a Dell flat panel yet that doesn't have one
each analog and digital port. Many of them do these days.

And how can having 2 ports on a monitor possibly give him what he wants to
do?

Cheers.

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[Malke]

Hi:
Thanks again for the response.

With flashlight, I carefully looked at back of 'flat' monitor, ...
yes, there are
'two' ports. It's made by SAMSUNG. A Monitor with only port is an
'old- fashioned' bulky monitor.

The next question I need to ask is;
Is it OK to hook-up two computers with SAMSUNG-Monitor?
In order to hook-up successfully, what do I need to do?

No! You've got it backwards. The two ports (one analog, one digital) on
the back of a flat panel monitor are meant to hook up to either one
video card with two outputs or two video cards in *one* computer in
order to use two monitors with *one* computer.

To use *one* monitor with *two* (or more) computers, you need a KVM
switch - as at least two people have already told you. Look on your
favorite online computer webstore or if you have a good local store and
are in a hurry, look there. Here is a link to KVM's from NewEgg as an
example:

http://tinyurl.com/ygmxt4

Malke

 

[Lem]

Hi;
I have two computers manufactured by HP with
Windows XP 6s.

One computer has a lot of photos with more memory
with a power while the other is less memory with low-efficienty
once coming Photos.

Then, I want to hook up two computers with one monitor
in hopes that I can look at photos with ease.

Is it capable to hook-up one Monitor with two computers?

If possible, how to do it?

Thanks,

Rather than use a KVM switch, which will cost you $40 or $50, if each
computer has a network interface card, you can network them together for
the price of a cross-over cable, which will cost about $5 or $10.

It would be easier to set up if you had two monitors, but that's not
absolutely necessary. First set up one computer, then connect the
monitor and keyboard to the other and set it up. Once both computers
have been properly set up, you can remove the monitor from the one that
has the photos stored on its hard drive.

See http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20030213.shtml for "How to"
set up a crossover cable network. You can ignore the part of the
article about Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). All you want to do is
to be able to share files. Make sure that you configure ALL firelwalls
to permit file sharing.

If one of the computers IS connected to the Internet, then most likely
you will need a second network interface card (because the first one
will be used for your Internet connection). Unless your main computer
is a laptop, you can get a NIC for around $10, so you would still be
better off than buying a KVM.

 

[Dave Patrick]

I do this all the time. Plug a different pc into each port and use the front
panel switch to switch the monitor from one pc to the other.

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[Dave Patrick]

Yes, just plug them in and use the monitor's front panel switch to toggle
between the two ports.

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[John Waller]

Plug a different pc into each port and use the front

panel switch to switch the monitor from one pc to the other.

How do the keyboard and mouse control the two PC's without a KVM switch?

 

[Dave Patrick]

The OP apparently doesn't care about that... or at least that the way I'm
reading it since the questions are specific to one monitor for two
computers.

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[John Waller]

I'm not real clear on what the OP is trying to achieve

Just thought I might have missed something in your earlier post that I
wasn't previously aware of ;-) Was hoping to learn something new!

 

[NoStop]

The OP apparently doesn't care about that... or at least that the way I'm
reading it since the questions are specific to one monitor for two
computers.

Well of course he cares about that! He wants to be able to view photos on
one computer through the same monitor that he'll be using to run Windoze on
another box. Pretty hard to view his photos without a keyboard/mouse
controlling that other computer, don't you think? Your suggestion would
mean that he'd have to keep 2 sets of keyboard/mouse input devices and move
between them to do any work, while at the same time constantly switch his
monitor to use one or the other port. This will get tiring very quickly.
The answer is what was previously pointed out by others ... a KVM switch.

BTW, if this doesn't make any sense to someone jumping into this thread
here, it's because Dave Patrick has top posted and all content below his
sig line hasn't been included. Another reason why top posting is not the
correct way to post on Usenet.


Cheers.


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security exist because of inherent weaknesses in the Microsoft operating
system." McAfee

 

[Dave Patrick]

If you had read the thread you would see that I had already suggested a kvm.

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