Solve : How do I share a network speaker??

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Answer» I have one very nice speaker and I would like to share it with another computer. One computer has XP HOME and the other XP Pro. I can't find anywhere to enable sharing on a speaker, but I heard it could be done. SandyI cant say that networking it would work. But there are devices that you can get that will USE your keyboard,monitor,mouse an speakers for both pcs.How close are the two computers?SAdly hes offline. So it is possible then quaxo??? Cause I want to do this as WELL if its possible.you have to get a kvm switch to do that there are some that you can get that has an audio cable with it.If the computers are close enough together (no more than a few meters apart) you can but a few things at Radio Shack (or other electronics STORE of your choice) to feed both sound card outputs into one set of speakers. Here's an explanation on how to do that: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5238134.html If you're wanting to do it over a NETWORK where the computers aren't close enough together to do that, there are streaming options that your can use through a VPN, but that a bit more of a complex process.Quote from: brett74 on May 04, 2008, 07:50:33 AM you have to get a kvm switch to do that there are some that you can get that has an audio cable with it. A KVM switch is another way of doing it, if you find one that will share the audio as well. However, a KVM switch is a bit much considering he only wants to share audio, not input devices and video. They can range from $15-$300 depend on what you want it to do.Had a feeling it would be something like that. I thought that it was possible to do it a little easier but what ever.

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I have one very nice speaker and I would like to share it with another computer. One computer has XP HOME and the other XP Pro. I can't find anywhere to enable sharing on a speaker, but I heard it could be done.

SandyI cant say that networking it would work. But there are devices that you can get that will USE your keyboard,monitor,mouse an speakers for both pcs.How close are the two computers?SAdly hes offline. So it is possible then quaxo??? Cause I want to do this as WELL if its possible.you have to get a kvm switch to do that there are some that you can get that has an audio cable with it.If the computers are close enough together (no more than a few meters apart) you can but a few things at Radio Shack (or other electronics STORE of your choice) to feed both sound card outputs into one set of speakers. Here's an explanation on how to do that:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5238134.html

If you're wanting to do it over a NETWORK where the computers aren't close enough together to do that, there are streaming options that your can use through a VPN, but that a bit more of a complex process.Quote from: brett74 on May 04, 2008, 07:50:33 AM

you have to get a kvm switch to do that there are some that you can get that has an audio cable with it.

A KVM switch is another way of doing it, if you find one that will share the audio as well. However, a KVM switch is a bit much considering he only wants to share audio, not input devices and video. They can range from $15-$300 depend on what you want it to do.Had a feeling it would be something like that. I thought that it was possible to do it a little easier but what ever.

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