Here's my set up:
I have my work laptop connected to a docking station. The docking station is connected to 2 monitors so while I'm working I've got the extra screen space(extended desktop). My wireless keyboard/mouse USB dongle is also plugged into the docking station.
Here's what I'd like to do:
I have a personal desktop computer but not enough physical desk space to get another monitor on there. Is there a way to use one of the existing monitors and my current keyboard/mouse with my desktop without constantly switching cables and swapping the keyboard/mouse dongle? Will a KVM switch do it?
I've seen the Input Director and Synergy programs mentioned in previous threads but I'm not sure those will work with what I'm trying to do. Thanks in advance for any help/advice, I appreciate it.
Best Answer
A KVM switch will work for your immediate question.
Synergy (and I'm not sure about Input Director) bridges multiple monitors connected to different physical machines, so you would lose the extra screen space for the laptop, but you would keep it when hooked up to the desktop. The downside of this is that you wouldn't be able to drag programs across to the other screen, but it would have a similar end result.