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brick33308

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I've got an existing Dell computer (Pentium 2.8 GHz, 1GB RAM) running XP, and after the first of the year I'm going to get a new Dell computer running Vista. I also plan to get the Dell 3007WFP-HC monitor.

Is it possible to have both computers connected to the monitor and switch between them with some sort of A/B switch?

If so, do I also need to get a new card for the old computer that will run the new monitor, and will the old computer support one of the cards needed for that monitor?

By the way, the cards I'm looking at for the new computer are: ATI7200 ATI Fire GL V7200, nVidia Quadro FX4500 or nVidia Quadro FX3500.
 
google "kvm switch", and you will find a whole lot of options to do what you want.. And, no you should not need to upgrade the vid card on the older computer to do this..
 
Well I am guessing you will need to buy a new graphics card for the older Dell because I doubt it has a video card with a dual-link DVI port. Also, I don't know of any KVM switches that support the resolution of the 3007WFP-HC, other than ones that cost hundreds of dollars.
 
You can also use Microsoft's built in Remote Desktop protocol to control one computer from within another computer. The only drawback is modern games wont play in the RD session.
 
Remote desktop session is interesting. Here's what I want to accomplish. The fancy new computer will be used for everything EXCEPT email and surfing the web. The old computer will only be used for email and surfing the web because I don't want to crap up the new one with spyware and other junk picked up from cyberspace. Could I remote into the old computer for those purposes, thereby avoiding the need to have the old computer connected to the new display? Are there any performance/slowness issues I'd encounter doing this? It sure would save money by eliminating the need for a fancy switch and new card for the old computer.
 
2560x1600 switches are rather expensive. You can go with the HP LP3065 monitor (same screen) and have 3 inputs for hooking up the computers and a cheap KVm for the keyboard/mouse.
 
I dont know about Dell but every NEC has a select switch the on the front that allows you to toggle between either 2 or 3 computers depending on the monitor.
 
I bought one of these contraptions a few months ago from Ratshack. Cost about $30. You hookup the video outputs of each rig to a little box and from that box you have a one mouse/keyboard combo connected. Out of the box is the video cable to your monitor. You switch between rigs with a hot button combo on your keyboard. Worked flawlessly for me. Made by IOGear.
 
tightNVC looks interesting.

Do you know if it's at all possible for any infections acquired by the remote machine while being surfed by the host machine to be transmitted to the host machine?

Also, would there be any significant degredation in terms of the overall internet surfing experience (such as speed of pulling web pages) that I'd experience when using the host machine to have the remote machine engage in the surfing?
 
brick33308 said:
The fancy new computer will be used for everything EXCEPT email and surfing the web. The old computer will only be used for email and surfing the web because I don't want to crap up the new one with spyware and other junk picked up from cyberspace.
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Install a good new linux distribution on the old one. Then you don't even have to worry about spyware or viruses anymore.

I can recommend OpenSuse: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=suse

You can also install VNC on the linux-desktop. vnc-server works even better than with most Windows desktops.

By the way, I like ultraVNC more than tightvnc, for Windows use.
 
brick33308 said:
Also, would there be any significant degredation in terms of the overall internet surfing experience (such as speed of pulling web pages) that I'd experience when using the host machine to have the remote machine engage in the surfing?
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Yes, when you have both machines on a 100 MB LAN you will notice a delay of at least 20 milliseconds, but more often it will be even more than that..
 
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