2 pcs, 2 isps, 1 mouse

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punter

you need both pcs to be connected to the same network to use something like synergy.

is there a way to use 1 mouse to control 2 pcs (each with their own displays/not projecting the client screen onto the host), connected to 2 different isps?
 
Two NIC's on each PC? One NIC configured for internet access (with a default route) and the other used just to talk to the other PC on a private subnet, e.g. 192.168.x.x. Never tried it with that app but it should work.
 
If I'm reading this correctly, just use a KVM switch - only plug in the mouse and keyboard, leave the monitors directly connected to the respective PCs. Network/NICs are irrelevant.

You use some keyboard hotkey (eg press Scroll Lock twice) to switch control from one pc to the other.

However, you don't get the copy/paste type functionality (and you can't use the mouse to move control from one machine to the other) that you get with Synergy.
 
I use a KVM switch and rely on it daily. There are a lot of cheap slow ones. I use the Linksys and it's super fast and reliable. The slow ones can take 3 secs before you can control the other pc. The Linksys is instant. For other brands, they've lasted less than a year. Knock on wood, my current Linksys has lasted over 4 years.
 
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I use a KVM switch and rely on it daily. There are a lot of cheap slow ones. I use the Linksys and it's super fast and reliable. The slow ones can take 3 secs before you can control the other pc. The Linksys is instant. For other brands, they've lasted less than a year. Knock on wood, my current Linksys has lasted over 4 years.
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do you use it with 2 cpus and more than 2 monitors?

i want to know if I do what somone posted to do, which is plug in my keyboard mouse to the switch, and leave my monitors attached to my cpus, if i can still switch back and forth (basically, don't use the monitor part of the kvm)
 
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do you use it with 2 cpus and more than 2 monitors?

i want to know if I do what somone posted to do, which is plug in my keyboard mouse to the switch, and leave my monitors attached to my cpus, if i can still switch back and forth (basically, don't use the monitor part of the kvm)
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I use 2 pc's and do not use it for the monitors. Each pc has its own monitor(s).
 
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