Two Computers Same Output

[KenBeanNet]

Hello Gents,

Long time reader, first time posted.

I have a client with a odd request. This is a billion dollar company, so money is no object.

The client would like to have two machine with 4 monitors that show the same data in two different locations. Here is the example.

He is at computer A located on the trading floor. He gets a phone call. "Let me go to my office and we can talk." Leaves computer A and goes to computer B. He wants exactly what was at computer A to be at computer B.

Remote software is out of the door here due to the fact they normally only allow two monitors and some that do more have issues spanning correctly.

I could install a 2nd video card and duplicate the output, but the distance between A and B is long. This is a possibility but a last resort.

There doesn't have to be a "computer B" if we just get 4 monitors and put them in the place of computer B, but there would need to be a mouse and a keyboard. Computer B could be a terminal machine to link to A.

Is there any IP software that could communicate this type of behavior?

Again, money is not the issue. If there is a 4,000$ solution that works flawlessly, its easily bought.

*EDIT* This is a Windows 7 Professional 64bit machine.

 

[Outlander_04]

dropbox

or any other cloud

 

[KenBeanNet]

Sorry. I mean literally everything. Mean if he has Internet Explorer open to Google. He goes to other machine, the machine is literally identical. If he moves the mouse from top left to the bottom right. Its the same over there. (Maybe a bit extreme but just trying to apply the point).

 

[Outlander_04]

There are definitely cable splitters , but you would be limited to a maximum distance of about 10 meters in ideal conditions using DVI

If you were using HDMI then something like this might work
http://www.networktechinc.com/hdmi-splitter.html

but you still have the issue of controlling the computer mouse and keyboard remotely from point b

 

[KenBeanNet]

Interesting. That is a start. I would need sort of the other way. 4HDMI to 1 Unit. Then 1 Unit back to 4 HDMI or something like that.

 

[Wisecracker]

Remote Desktop Protocol

They'll have to sign some type of RDP Client License -- not sure why this would not be appropriate, or if any of their systems guys had a bullet-proof encryption plan.

The guy could remote terminal anywhere in the system.

 

[KenBeanNet]

Wisecracker,

Remote software is out of the door here due to the fact they normally only allow two monitors and some that do more have issues spanning correctly.

 

[Wisecracker]

I don't think that is an issue.

My understanding is you may use multiple monitors in span mode but there is a limit to the overall resolution.

The A-resolutions simply have to match the B-resolutions within the overall envelop.

 

[KenBeanNet]

Anyone else with an idea on it?