Connecting CPU and IO wirelessly

[kingslayer]

Hi Guys

 

I had watched this video many times and wanted to setup my PC just like that but I encountered a problem. The problem is my CPU is one room and I have to give the IO connections in 2 different rooms which are kinda far from the room where my CPU is and installing HDMI/VGA cable and USB cables will take lot of time and money so I need your advice to implement the same without any hassle of wires. Any advice and inputs are welcome. Thanks

[flibberdipper]

For starters, the whole PC isn't a CPU. Not sure why people can't understand that, but there you go.

 

As for the question at hand, you can just get a KVM switch of some sort. But those alone will probably end up running you 40+ USD at least because most of the basic ones just have VGA and a pair of PS/2 ports.

[kingslayer]

4 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

For starters, the whole PC isn't a CPU. Not sure why people can't understand that, but there you go.

 

As for the question at hand, you can just get a KVM switch of some sort. But those alone will probably end up running you 40+ USD at least because most of the basic ones just have VGA and a pair of PS/2 ports.

Aren't they make any wireless thunderbolt hubs kinda thingy??

[ProLogic]

8 minutes ago, kingslayer said:

Aren't they make any wireless thunderbolt hubs kinda thingy??

You need to rewatch that video, they used thunderbolt in it and talked about the devices they used.

[Mira Yurizaki]

9 minutes ago, kingslayer said:

Aren't they make any wireless thunderbolt hubs kinda thingy??

No, because Thunderbolt uses a speed that's too fast for any wireless standard can use.

 

If you want something completely wireless, you'd have to get something like an HDMI wireless transmitter, a wireless keyboard, and a wireless mouse.

[ProLogic]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

No, because Thunderbolt uses a speed that's too fast for any wireless standard can use.

 

If you want something completely wireless, you'd have to get something like an HDMI wireless transmitter, a wireless keyboard, and a wireless mouse.

Adding to this:

 

Those will have limited range and will not have solid connections to the computer, unless you spend a fortune on them.

[Sniperfox47]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

If you want something completely wireless, you'd have to get something like an HDMI wireless transmitter, a wireless keyboard, and a wireless mouse.

This. Or accept the latency penalties of using a solution like remote desktop (VNC) with a compute stick plugged into your monitors/keyboards/mice and preferably wired into your network to decrease the latency.

[Zoravar]

Personally, I think the best/cheapest option for you would be to punch a small hole through your wall and run a HDMI cable + USB extension through it.  If you want to make it look nice you can get one of these (wall grommet): 

 

 

I wouldn't recommend a wireless solution because you're bound to have latency issues and occasional hiccups. Just keep in mind, that if you go more than about 5m with the cables you will likely need a booster/active cable (particularly for the USB). 

[kingslayer]

If there is any dongle or something which I can attach in my USB port on TV which can connect to my Wifi router and also connect my wireless keyboard mouse and HDMI TV? Just a thought.

[pyrojoe34]

You can also use a remote desktop connection to broadcast your desktop to another device. Pair that with a PC on a USB, a Raspberry Pi, etc and you can run your computer off any other device. It will take a bit of googling but can be done easily. You can also use your home wifi and a number of phone apps to control your PC wirelessly using your phone as a KB/mouse.

[Zoravar]

14 minutes ago, kingslayer said:

If there is any dongle or something which I can attach in my USB port on TV which can connect to my Wifi router and also connect my wireless keyboard mouse and HDMI TV? Just a thought.

 

 

 

 

 

There is this option: http://a.co/hfd2O9O (it's like a chromecast but for PCs).  Kep in mind that it requires a PC that supports miracast.  

 

There are also these: http://a.co/096av1r which are entire PCs on a stick and plug directly into an HDMI port on a TV. 

[ProjectBox153]

13 minutes ago, pyrojoe34 said:

You can also use a remote desktop connection to broadcast your desktop to another device. Pair that with a PC on a USB, a Raspberry Pi, etc and you can run your computer off any other device. It will take a bit of googling but can be done easily. You can also use your home wifi and a number of phone apps to control your PC wirelessly using your phone as a KB/mouse.

I've often wondered, how do you use a Raspberry Pi as an RDP client?

[kingslayer]

16 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

I've often wondered, how do you use a Raspberry Pi as an RDP client?

That's make two of us.. I tried googling it but I think I need help in that sector as well 

[ProjectBox153]

2 minutes ago, kingslayer said:

That's make two of us.. I tried googling it but I think I need help in that sector as well 

Yeah, all I found was some thin client software with broken English.

[kingslayer]

Installing Windows XP or any version on Raspberry Pi and connecting it to main CPU? How's that sounds like?

[ProjectBox153]

2 minutes ago, kingslayer said:

Installing Windows XP or any version on Raspberry Pi and connecting it to main CPU? How's that sounds like?

You can't install Windows on the RPi as they have ARM CPUs.

[ProjectBox153]

You could however get a cheap Dell Optiplex FX thin client from eBay and use Windows XP Embedded with Remote Desktop.

[kingslayer]

5 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

You can't install Windows on the RPi as they have ARM CPUs.

Yeps, just saw how slow it will work if it will work at all.

[kingslayer]

5 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

You could however get a cheap Dell Optiplex FX thin client from eBay and use Windows XP Embedded with Remote Desktop.

I can have a PC on GO but I am exploring some other options. But thanks a bunch

[Sniperfox47]

7 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

You can't install Windows on the RPi as they have ARM CPUs.

Didn't you see the tech news post? Windows 10 now runs on ARM with fullblown Win32 emulation.

[kingslayer]

4 minutes ago, Sniperfox47 said:

Didn't you see the tech news post? Windows 10 now runs on ARM with fullblown Win32 emulation.

How about the performance on 1gb ram?

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 hour ago, kingslayer said:

How about the performance on 1gb ram?

Windows 10 runs fine on tablets with 2GB of RAM.

 

But also dat assumption that ARM based systems lack RAM. My phone has 3GB of RAM.

[Sniperfox47]

4 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Windows 10 runs fine on tablets with 2GB of RAM.

 

But also dat assumption that ARM based systems lack RAM. My phone has 3GB of RAM.

He was making the comment about the Raspberry Pi specifically. And Windows 10 tablets with 1GB of ram work, they're just slow.

[pyrojoe34]

1 hour ago, Jamiec1130 said:

I've often wondered, how do you use a Raspberry Pi as an RDP client?

There's software that lets you run x86 software on ARM. a quick google search came up with this guide to run teamviewer on a Pi (https://eltechs.com/run-teamviewer-on-raspberry-pi/). There were a ton of other methods that popped up in the search too.

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Sniperfox47 said:

He was making the comment about the Raspberry Pi specifically. And Windows 10 tablets with 1GB of ram work, they're just slow.

If we're talking about that, then it's the IoT Core version of Windows 10, which is a heavily stripped down version the OS.

 

You could also probably tweak those 1GB tablet versions to make it run leaner.

 

2 minutes ago, pyrojoe34 said:

There's software that lets you run x86 software on ARM. a quick google search came up with this guide to run teamviewer on a Pi (https://eltechs.com/run-teamviewer-on-raspberry-pi/). There were a ton of other methods that popped up in the search too.

What about VNC?