ral Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I have two machines sharing the same monitor, keyboard and mouse, via a KVM... can I network the two with a simple cable or do I need more hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramfree17 Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I have two machines sharing the same monitor, keyboard and mouse, via a KVM... can I network the two with a simple cable or do I need more hardware? a simple cross-over cable would be fine. there are a lot of tutorials on the net on how to create one. :) ciao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I don't think he wants to make a crossover cable :mrgreen: .....but yes, that's all you need for a pc to pc network (and of course the eth cards), no hub is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 If you make your own all you do is reverse the end for MDI-X. He will need a 2nd ethernet card otherwise he'll be either or. You should be able to stick the 2nd card in the either box and then use Internet connection sharing in Win or Shorewall in Mandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Also cheap and much nore convenient than kvm is your local charity/cheap/goodwill type store. Here we have one called NAM (Northwest Assistant Ministries). I got a $2.00 keyboard and a $12.00 15" monitor......makes configuring much nicer/faster/easier, not to mention ICS. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMage Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Also cheap and much nore convenient than kvm is your local charity/cheap/goodwill type store. Here we have one called NAM (Northwest Assistant Ministries). I got a $2.00 keyboard and a $12.00 15" monitor......makes configuring much nicer/faster/easier, not to mention ICS. :wink: I think that type of Goodwill / Charity type store is a bit rare in the Phillipines, (I guess.. don't blame me if I'm wrong :roll: ) People in 3rd world nations just don't throw away keyboards, especially monitors. I know because I am in one right now. It makes me wish I bring my scuffed MS Natural Keyboard home from USA (I think that's the best thing that ever come out of MS, the keyboard I mean). Anyway, to go back to topic, I am not sure how much a small networking hub cost in Phillipines, but in Indonesia, it still cost plenty. Making a crossover cable, even though it's a bit hard, can be the cheaper alternative if it is only to network 2 computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ral Posted August 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Thanks... okay got the cross cable working between the Win2K and Win98 PC. Now that I know it works, time to dump Win98 and put the Penguin back to work on that box. Well second hand monitors and keyboards would cost a bit more than US $2 and US $12 here... though we have an active online second hand market. But yes, a second hand set would cost about as much as the $35 KVM I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ral Posted August 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 I guess you might be wondering why... Well I have a OC'ed AMD XP with 2x80mm intake and 2x80mm exhaust fans, a dual fan power supply and a 70mm 5600 rpm TMD fan on the heatsink. Even if each fan is pretty quite in itself.... well 7 fans still makes a fair amount of noise. So I put together for myself a older box from parts I got from the warehouse of a local retailer... pretty cheap though no warranty. This are the buffer stocks they keep in case of RMA's... it has a low profile heatsink and silent exhaust fan... more civilized. When I am typing or surfing, I like using this one more. Am kinda proud of it though: Abit KT7A Duron 1.0 @ 1.4GHz (9x155) 256MB Mushkin Rev. 3 PC133 @155MHz 30GB Maxtor HD Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS Pro Its the PC I wanted two years ago... but it wa so expensive than... got it for a song :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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