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[redbreast]

Hello I have a BT home hub and at the back there are 2 Ethernet connections one of which i am using.
Can i connect another desktop using the other Ethernet connection and a KVM switch ?
What i am trying to do is 2 separate Desktop PCs
one for music & photos and the other for everything else but each PC being totally unconnected internetwise is this at all possible?, all this is wired.
Anyone understand this lol
Thanx in advance guys

[rojash]

Not sure what you mean by "but each PC being totally unconnected internetwise" - is it a typo? If not, then why would you need to connect the other desktop to the ethernet port?

If this helps:
I have two machines, one Vista and one XP. Each is connected to my router and so has independent access to the net. Because they are both in the same workgroup, this makes it also very easy to transfer data from one to the other via MS networked shares.

Both machines have dual-head video cards, and I have two monitors. I have a Belkin KVM switch which lets me switch both monitors, my keyboard, mouse, and audio from one machine to the other.

[ACtheTROLL]

I think the short answer is yes - and the wired is a good decision ... wireless sucks - just plug em in .... and they should work without any problem.

the real smart stuff is supplied by rojash

a bonus is if you can also connect a printer to one USB port
http://hubbub.labs.bt.com/?pagename=viewpost&i d=1802

and a memory stick or usb HDD to the other and have a networked printer and nas storage ....
I've only tried it with Fat32 but it gets mounted under a share called 'bt_7g' and you have read/write access. Very nice.