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Connecting keyboard and mouse to multiple consoles
Dr.Agon:
Cool, I'll start setting it up tonight
Just give me a couple of hours...
sheep2001:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on May 13, 2015, 01:36:38 PM ---I'm kind of curious to see how this works since you are sort of using the 7 way splitter to do the opposite of what a USB hub normally does. But since UBS lines run information in both directions, I don't see why it woudln't work.
But yeah, I would want to know before droping money on that much stuff. :o
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I thought that, and my gut reaction is that it won't work, as theuisb controller on the pc determines how the data is routed, BUT I don't know for sure so ignore me. Lol
Dr.Agon:
well, so far it doesn't work :'(
I only have 1 USB hub so could only test it with a mouse...
mouse-to-hub-to-PC, connected in the normal way works perfectly
mouse-to-hub-to-PC, connected in reverse, like how you wanted it Arseen, didn't work
I initially thought it might be because the hub I have is powered through my PC, maybe one with an external power supply might work??
unfortunately, all my attempts to power this hub externally have failed...
so, I'm not 100% sure it wont work, just 99%... :'(
Arseen:
That I feared, thanx for trying. ;D
TDIRunner:
I have an externally powered USB hub, so I might be able to try it. The only problem is that the output from the hub to the computer has a different connectcor (similar to a printer usb cable). I would need some type of adapter to plug my mouse or keyboard into this port of the USB hub (which I think Arseen already admitted he would need for his setup). Unfortunately I don't have this adapter in order to test it.
Now that I think about it more, I think the plug on the output is different for a reason: so that you can't hook it up they way you are describing. In other words, the hub isn't desgined to work in the way you want. :-\