Anyone have any idea how to control a Win 8 rig from another room? Wireless KVM?

[MrBilling]

I have my BAMT rigs in another room because of the noise and heat.  I would like to put my Windows 8 rig in the other room also.  But I use my Windows 8 rig sometimes so I would like to be able to control it from a different room.

Anyone know how to do this?  Maybe a wireless KVM or something?  I did find something that appears to work but the reviews are not good.

What I found is this.  http://www.cables4computer.com/USB_and_FireWire/Display-Dock-set_DisplayDock_Wireless_USB_Docking_Station_with_Video_for_PC.html


Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[btceic]

What about RDP, LogMeIn or Team Viewer?

[Gordon Bleu]

maybe a long stick


VNC or Team Viewer is easier to setup

[Graet]

I run all my windows mining rigs with TeamViewer nothing easier

[polarhei]

The easiest way is using RDP.

[nottm28]

UltraVNC

[MrBilling]

No I dont think i was clear.


I want to put my rig (tower) in the other room.  I want to control it from my living room where there wouldn't be any computer.  Just a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

I saw this working one time at a job I was doing.  They had a tower in one room and were controlling it through what they said was a wireless KVM.  Tower in one room.  Monitor, keyboard, and mouse in another.

If you look at the item I linked to in my OP you will see it says it will work for this but the reviews are not so good.

[xgtele]

Drill the wall

[mokahless]

Drill the wall

Seriously.

I really don't understand what seems so hard about just plugging everything in with longer cables...

I don't understand why you are even bringing virtualization into the mix. You don't need a separate session do you? You don't need someone to be in the other room using the computer at the same time as you, do you? You aren't looking to control more than that one machine from that single set of keyboard/mouse/monitor, are you?
If not, then you are looking at solutions for problems you don't have.

[01BTC10]

Wireless keyboard, mouse and VGA?

[nottm28]

Wireless keyboard, mouse and VGA?

That looks nice - I want it and don't even need it

[MrBilling]

Drill the wall

Seriously.

I really don't understand what seems so hard about just plugging everything in with longer cables...

I don't understand why you are even bringing virtualization into the mix. You don't need a separate session do you? You don't need someone to be in the other room using the computer at the same time as you, do you? You aren't looking to control more than that one machine from that single set of keyboard/mouse/monitor, are you?
If not, then you are looking at solutions for problems you don't have.

Because I have a nice big house and don't want to run 50-60 ft VGA/DVI or drill holes in walls.  Plus the way my house is setup I would have to go through like 3 walls to get to my living room.  And then have cable laying here and there.  Or I would have to run it through the attic and have a cable to going up into my 16 ft ceilings in my living room.

[MrBilling]

Wireless keyboard, mouse and VGA?

I will look this up.   It does look like some of the ones I have saw before that only work line of sight.

[cp1]

Check out the home theater PC crowd for suggestions.

[greenbtc]

Check out the home theater PC crowd for suggestions.

You could always use WiDi in combination with a wireless keyboard/mouse. The best solution for this IMO is a thin client station and just RDP/Teamviewer/VNC over to the other machine from the thin client. There is no real "cheap" solution for what you are asking, unless you have another PC kicking around that can act as the "thin client."

[Zanatos666]

I have both Windows machines and BAMT machines, easiest solution is Putty for your BAMT units, and Teamviewer for your Windows box.  There is an iPhone (and I assume Android version) of Teamviewer that you can use to control your Windows box with, even on the go.  And for your BAMT boxes, install Putty on your Windows box as well, Teamviewer into it from anywhere, and then putty into BAMT from there.  I do it all the time without a hitch.  Heck, I even have an SSH app on my iPhone that when I am at home I dont even need to go into Windows to access my BAMT units, just do it right from my phone (I have them set to static IP's of course).

[slarty]

There are some KVMs on the market which sends the signal over a standard ethernet connection.
You can place the KVM in the room where your rig is and then you need only a network connection to it. could be wireless of cause.

I think solutions like TeamView, RDP, VNC or similar products would not fit you because you loose to much speed. As far as I understood you like to work on the rig like sitting in front of it. So the wireless KVM is a choice or the other wirless alternatives already given in the thread.
RGDS

[greenbtc]

There are some KVMs on the market which sends the signal over a standard ethernet connection.
You can place the KVM in the room where your rig is and then you need only a network connection to it. could be wireless of cause.

I think solutions like TeamView, RDP, VNC or similar products would not fit you because you loose to much speed. As far as I understood you like to work on the rig like sitting in front of it. So the wireless KVM is a choice or the other wirless alternatives already given in the thread.
RGDS

You can game remotely via RDP on Server 2008+ terminal servers...there is no lag, especially if you are on the same subnet/network. So saying RDP or VNC wouldn't work is silly...TV would have some slight overhead

[Zanatos666]

There are some KVMs on the market which sends the signal over a standard ethernet connection.
You can place the KVM in the room where your rig is and then you need only a network connection to it. could be wireless of cause.

I think solutions like TeamView, RDP, VNC or similar products would not fit you because you loose to much speed. As far as I understood you like to work on the rig like sitting in front of it. So the wireless KVM is a choice or the other wirless alternatives already given in the thread.
RGDS

You can game remotely via RDP on Server 2008+ terminal servers...there is no lag, especially if you are on the same subnet/network. So saying RDP or VNC wouldn't work is silly...TV would have some slight overhead

I read through the OP as well as his responses, and I am not seeing any place where he said he was concerned with lag.  He just said he wants to be able to control it.  Maybe I missed it....

If he isnt worried about lag then a free solution like TV would be better than dropping money on a wireless KVM.

[greenbtc]

There are some KVMs on the market which sends the signal over a standard ethernet connection.
You can place the KVM in the room where your rig is and then you need only a network connection to it. could be wireless of cause.

I think solutions like TeamView, RDP, VNC or similar products would not fit you because you loose to much speed. As far as I understood you like to work on the rig like sitting in front of it. So the wireless KVM is a choice or the other wirless alternatives already given in the thread.
RGDS

You can game remotely via RDP on Server 2008+ terminal servers...there is no lag, especially if you are on the same subnet/network. So saying RDP or VNC wouldn't work is silly...TV would have some slight overhead

I read through the OP as well as his responses, and I am not seeing any place where he said he was concerned with lag.  He just said he wants to be able to control it.  Maybe I missed it....

If he isnt worried about lag then a free solution like TV would be better than dropping money on a wireless KVM.

Yeah, I was just refuting the other person's claims that VNC/RDP would not work. If he is concerned about lag, I was saying he could go that route. I even have some old HP thin clients with Windows XP Embedded if all you need is a jump point (something to RDP from to the Win8 rig). PM me if you are interested, as I have a slew of old thin clients.