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I have a circa 2006 iMac with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard and an HP laptop running Windwos XP. I use the HP for work and it is connected to my work network via VPN connection. No Bluetooth on the HP.

Is there a solution where I can share the Mac's mouse and keyboard? My old KVM switch does NOT work with my MAC. Thanks!

Aibek
2010-10-14 11:07:00
There was a similar question a few months ago, you might want to check out the answers there as well.See,
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How can I use one keyboard and mouse with multiple computers?
Oron Joffe
2010-10-13 22:28:00
I agree with Mike & Ryan, but as an alternative, you should be able to use a USB KVM and a PC mouse & keyboard.
Ryan
2010-10-13 20:00:00
Mike's answer is the same that I would recommend. Like he mentioned, as long as they are both networked it should work. I think the only issue I see is that usually they have to be near each other because you just share the mouse and keyboard, not the video display like you would with a KVM switch... Are the computer right next to each other?
Mike
2010-10-13 17:48:00
You can use software to share your mouse and keyboard across multiple computers as long as they are connected to the same network.Synergy is cross-platform (Win, Mac, Linux)http://synergy-foss.orgThere are alternatives too...
Aibek
2010-10-14 11:06:00
here is a Synergy review on MakeUseOf, http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-synergy-to-bring-your-computer-systems-together/