[SOLVED] One keyboard and mouse over multiple PC's and different sets of monitors

[simoncs]

Hi
I am wondering how I could best achieve this without spending a fortune.

Scenario 1
Laptop - work or personal ( not connected at same time)
Connects to large curved monitor 3480x1440
Ethernet
Speakers
(I know I could achieve this via a docking station that supports 4k)

Scenario 2
2 x desktop PC's (permanently connected)
2x smaller monitors
Either one pc on each monitor or one pc across both monitors
( I know I could achieve this with a kvm switch)

How can I share one mouse and keyboard across both scenarios? Can I link the kvm switch to the docking station?
Any suggestions on solutions and hardware?

Thanks

 

[TerryLaze]

How can I share one mouse and keyboard across both scenarios? Can I link the kvm switch to the docking station?
Any suggestions on solutions and hardware?

Thanks

You don't want a kvm switch since every scenario already has its own monitors.
you want an KM switch only were you hook up a mouse and keyboard and share them to two systems as long as they have a USB port.

 

[simoncs]

You don't want a kvm switch since every scenario already has its own monitors.
you want an KM switch only were you hook up a mouse and keyboard and share them to two systems as long as they have a USB port.

thanks - didn't know they existed. Does that allow for use of dual monitors to one pc though as well as one monitor per pc?

 

[TerryLaze]

thanks - didn't know they existed. Does that allow for use of dual monitors to one pc though as well as one monitor per pc?

That has nothing to do with the switch,your monitors are connected to your GPU(s) nothing is changed other than the same keyboard mouse being send to both systems.

 

[86zx]

There’s a program I think it’s called synergy and it’s exactly for that scenario it allows you to use one keyboard and mouse across several systems