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KenR:
Here's an interesting program that allows you to expand your desktop on networked machines.

Solution for extending your desktop display using displays of another computers (including Pocket PC), having network connection with main host. In some features it is similar to NetMeeting, Remote Desktop and VNC, allowing mirroring local desktop to another computer in the network. The main difference is that it also allows extend desktop, not only mirror it. Also, you could use ZoneScreen for Windows Mobile to extend/mirror your desktop to screen of your handheld.
All you need for ZoneScreen to work is...

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http://www.zoneos.com/zonescreen.htm#screenshots

jgpaiva:
Beautiful!!
Another important note: it's freeware!

2stepsback:
Hi,
a slightly different question, I have a single monitor, keyboard and mouse. But I have two cabinets - one runs Win XP Pro on a P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM and the other runs Knoppix on a ;D P1-166MHz with 128MB RAM(!). How do I control both cabinets with one set of Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse?

I looked up "KVM", but you get hardware devices which are often a bit too much to spend on, especially, when there seems to be free software alternatives available. I've used UltraVNC before and on that basis, I ask: Can I setup my old Knoppix box to run UltraVNC server (or similar), and then connect to it via an ethernet/LAN card (having connected both via cable) and I then have my WinXP running normally and I can access Knoppix through the VNC window?

Is that possible? Seems not because the Knoppix box has no video for the VNC to send to the XP box.
Any suggestions?

~2stepsback

xingus:
@2stepsback:

Check out http://www.maxivista.com

Very cool software, but not free though. Anyway, its just $40

It does both, the same as ZonScreen but at much faster performance, and it also allows you controlling four computers from a a single mouse n' keyboard.

Xingus

2stepsback:
Firstly, thanks for the super fast reply! :-)
Check out http://www.maxivista.com
-xingus (February 21, 2007, 04:04 PM)
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Does it allow a single monitor? Does not look like, they say you have to move the mouse to the edge of one screen and then it will jump onto the other box's OS/GUI
I have just one set of KVM.

~2stespback

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