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2 users on 1 pc

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Delorian

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Hello all,

I've currently got 2 rigs on one desk and I'm trying to figure out how I can have two users using the same win2k machine simultaneously instead. My main rig is about double the power as my second and my wife mainly just surfs the net or listens to music so there is plenty of power available for both of us to do this at the same time. I have 2 keyb, 2 mice, and 2 monitors ready for this and I have tried using 2 monitors on the same machine and it works fine. I'm only using win2k pro. In turn this reduces the need for a rig. Any ideas on if this is possible? Or is it more feasible just to buy an extra nic and network these together?

Thanks in advance!
 
If you have 2 rigs have you tried internet connection sharing? It allows the second computer to hook to the first computer that is hooked to the internet share the internet.
 
I would do that but I don't have an extra nic handy, only have 1 per rig and I use the ethernet on my main rig for my cable modem connection. I was looking for a way to do a "terminal" off the main rig with 2 mice and 2 keyboards (1 usb/1 ps2 each) and 2 monitors (1 on regular and 1 with a dvi adapter). Probably would be easier to just get an extra nic I guess, but I'm trying to save space on my desktop. I have thought of that, but thanks though.
 
Not possible with your setup. There are two similar solutions:

1) If you have a server version of 2000/2003, you could allow your wife to RDP into your box while you're logged on. However she'd need to still have her existing machine to establish the RDP connection in the first place, so that's not much use.

2) I've seen, but can't recall for the life of me, a company that has created a motherboard for that very purpose. It allows you to use two sets of mouse/keyboard/monitor and actually run two completely seperate OS instances simultaneously with one physical system. I'm sorry I can't recall who it is though 🙁
 
That sounds pretty interesting X, unfortunately it looks like the best setup would be to add another NIC and startup ICS. Thanks for your help FG and X.
 
Originally posted by: Delorian
That sounds pretty interesting X, unfortunately it looks like the best setup would be to add another NIC and startup ICS. Thanks for your help FG and X.
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Or get a router for cheap.
 
Originally posted by: Xtremist
a company that has created a motherboard for that very purpose. It allows you to use two sets of mouse/keyboard/monitor and actually run two completely seperate OS instances simultaneously with one physical system. I'm sorry I can't recall who it is though 🙁
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I remember looking into that mobo, but I can't recall the name.

check the motherboards forum, though. they used to advertise on AT, which is how i heard of it in the first place.
 
Sounds good, just wasn't interested in any new hardware, but thanks for your help! Nice board for the price though.
 
Originally posted by: Relayer
Originally posted by: Delorian
That sounds pretty interesting X, unfortunately it looks like the best setup would be to add another NIC and startup ICS. Thanks for your help FG and X.
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Or get a router for cheap.
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By far the easiest/best way to go. You can get nice wifi routers for under $20, and wired routers for under $10. The little bit of extra it cost over just adding an extra nic is well worth having the two computers independent of each other.
 
Netgear wireless router from BestBuy for $30 after rebate + $10 NIC from any local computer store = $40
Belkin wireless/wired router for $15 from Microcenter (if it is local to you) + $1.99 NIC from Microcenter = $16.99 (both those prices reflect after rebate prices)
Or check Fry's if that is close to you.
Setting up a small LAN is going to be alot easier than what you're trying to do. The other way to do what you want to is to setup a linux box, but I don't think its possible in win2k.
 
Try this Demo .It looks like all you need is another Vid. card and a USB hub for BeTwin.


Also, there was a company Vega Tech(?) That made a product called PC Buddy. I think they went out of business before they released Win2K drivers.

I thought PC Buddy was an interesting idea but hardware prices fell so far so fast. It became almost as cheap to buy another computer.




Kwatt
 
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