| How to set up a Dual-Screen workstation with an | | | | Links: - win2VNC |
| additional computer. | | | | Instructions for usage: you will have to install |
| What we try to achieve: connect a laptop or | | | | win2vnc on the computer that you wish to have |
| another computer to an existing computer and | | | | the control and a VNC program on the other |
| have the ability to control both computers with a | | | | computer which you are going to be controlling |
| single mouse and keyboard. (Without any | | | | using the other computers' input devices. Both |
| hardware, but over the network) | | | | computers have to be connected to internet and |
| If you have another laptop or a pc computer | | | | relevant IP address will be shown after the |
| sitting around and is wondering how you can | | | | program in run, which later will be needed in |
| connect the two computers and use each | | | | connecting each other. |
| computers' own processing power individually to | | | | Advantages: |
| multi task and speedup your working | | | | - Share input devices (Mouse, keyboard) to |
| environment, there is a very easier way to | | | | control both computers and clipboards. |
| accomplish this dream of yours. In today's blog | | | | - Use each computers' own processing power to |
| post I will cover all the possible ways to achieve | | | | perform tasks, yet both are connected together |
| this. | | | | to allow single control. |
| If you do have a dual display supported video | | | | - Dual monitor setup/workstation |
| card, what you will be doing is using a single PC | | | | Disadvantages: |
| and spread out the processing power between | | | | - Most of the VNC programs I tried excluding |
| activities and expanding the working area | | | | maxivista do not allow mouse scrolling function on |
| horizontally, with the use of an additional screen. | | | | the controlled computer, but only on the |
| But what we are trying to do is take advantage | | | | controlling (main/server) computer. |
| of two separate high speed computers and use | | | | - Even though both computers seemed |
| their individual processing power separating while | | | | connected, you are only controlling the computers, |
| having the capability to control them with single | | | | thus no applications or windows can be shared. |
| input devices and eventually setting up a | | | | This is what you have to really understand, each |
| DUAL-Screen workstation. | | | | run on its own. |
| Option 1: The program available on the site is non | | | | - You can not transfer files between two |
| freeware software and has all the capabilities we | | | | computers using these VNC programs although |
| are interested in, dual screen, single control, and | | | | you can use other file transfer programs such as |
| mirror screening, all the functions done over the | | | | teamviwer etc. to connect the computers and |
| network. So if you want to pay some extra | | | | transfer files. |
| bucks for few more extra features, this is your | | | | Option 3: using hard ware gadgets. |
| best bet. | | | | FYI: This feature is knows as FVM which stands |
| Options 2: vnc programs | | | | for Keyboard, Video, Mouse control. Mostly used |
| You can use win2VNC and a VNC program such | | | | for controlling several servers with a single |
| as ultraVNC, RealVNC, or TightVNC to accomplish | | | | mouse, keyboard and a monitor. |
| the single input control feature. | | | | |