Free SW, use 2 PC`s, 3 screens, use one mouse/kbrd to control

[Rieder 3]

Just in case anyone else wants to try. I found some free software that runs like a switchable keyboard/mouse control on multiple computers. So I have my main computer with two screens and my laptop with its built in display. I run this free software called Input Director on both machines, making the main one as Master and the Laptop as Slave. Make sure they`re networked then set up some activation keys. I set the program to auto start on both then activate with the keys. This then allows me to use my main computer mouse/keyboard on the Laptop too! Using a panel in the ID I can set the 2 Main monitors as side by side though above below is ok too and the laptop at the side or above/below. If above below then the mouse cursor moves up/down from the two main monitors to and from the Laptop. Likewise side to side when in that orientation. I can use all the files/folders on any of the two machines, shut the laptop down from the Main computer etc.... Now for flight sim use. My Os is Vista and on the Main computer and C:\, whereas the FSX software is on the D:\ but no problems there. I also run Plan G which is a live map and much much more that shows my progress throughout my journey + details on the destination airport with Radio/Nav Frequencies, runway length etc. I put a second Plan G installation on my Laptop but had to make a special SimConnect.xml file up and plant that in the C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX folder because thats the OS side of FSX whereas the FSX itself is on the D:\. That took some thinking about, it didn`t work when I put it in the same place on the D:\ D`oh! Bingo, I run FSX on the Main puter screen 1, meanwhile screen 2 has the CDU, guages and controls I want + the EZdok controller window. The Laptop has a full screen moving map of my journey showing its progress. I was lousy at Geography at school so this has taught me a lot using Plan G. http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/planG.htm http://www.inputdirector.comhttp://www.inputdire...rt-install.html Theirs a quick install guide above as well. Both Plan G and Input Director are free, not time limited and no catches at all. I`d say get them while you can even if you`re planning it later down the line. You`re well set for other uses with mouse/keyboard use on more than one computer now. I used the IPv6 setup for SimConnect, 6 is best for Vista/Win7 and this is the script I set in Notepad and saved as Other Files in (not TXT) SimConnect.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?><SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0"><Descr>SimConnect</Descr><Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename><SimConnect.Comm> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Protocol>IPv6</Protocol> <Scope>link-local</Scope> <MaxClients>64</MaxClients> <Address>fe80::edf2:28f6:34e4:b14e</Address> <Port>4506</Port> </SimConnect.Comm> </SimBase.Document>

Its well explained in the site and basically the Address has to be changed, I left it at Port 4506 and Plan G has a little setup for SimConnect use where you put in the local IP address of the target machine (192:168.0.110 was mine) and IPv6 use, tell it where FSX is, mine is on the D:\ networked on the main machine. Also tell it where the scenery.cfg files are then build an FSX database, easy enough and well explained in the help guides.

[trisager 2]

Input Director is very well done - and the price ($0) is just right

[ExNusquam 11]

I've been using input director for over a year. An absolute must if you have more than one computer.

[Sawydz 4]

+1 great app!

[ivota 1]

Nice, thank you

[tangerine 148]

i didn't know about this program...it's fantastic...thank you very much!!

[jgoggi 65]

Hi, sorry for bringing to life this old topic, but I discovered Input Director only today and wanted to ask users if there is any performance hit in installing it on the FSX computer, used as master.

Thanks.

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[ZKOKQ 986]

No. Been using it for yonks. No effect on fsx that I have seen.

[MindYerBeak 73]

 

 

No. Been using it for yonks. No effect on fsx that I have seen

 

I think it does slow me down somehow. There are four files running  and I need to figre out which one is the bad guy.I have been  looking for a replacement but found nothing so far.