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Since this seems to have become a popular topic, and I sent my response
before making sure the Subject line was correct, I thought that I would
resend it.
donc
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> Subject: esignal thru LAN
> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 01:22:25 -0500
> From: "KungFuTrader" <KungFuTrader@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "omega-list" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi List,
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> Has anyone had any success running e-signal thru a LAN? I know
> they have some sort of a lock on the Data Manager that prevents this. I'd
> like to run one computer downstairs simultaneously with my trading PC
> upstairs, but I'd hate to have to cough up another $3600/yr in order to do
> this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> JA.
I will assume that what you want is access to your PC, and that you don't need
(or want) another independent account. So what you need is a remote terminal
(or PC).
That can be done in a number of ways.
The most obvious is to connect the computers and use PCAnywhere
or Laplink. I have always found these programs to be poor performers.
Especially with TS.
The easiest way may be to use GOTOMYPC (www.gotomypc.com).
This service allows you to connect to any computer over the Internet.
It may seem strange to connect over the internet to another PC in your
house, but it works and is very fast. Costs $15/months. Is secure.
You can add a terminal in several ways: use a Cybex (Now Avocet)
extender (the Longview Commander). This extends the VGA/Kbd/mouse
of a system up to hundreds of feet over CAT-5 cable (the same as your
LAN cable, but a separate cable). I use one of these, but I find it drops
keystrokes a lot. (These cost $400, but can be had cheaply on eBay.)
I now use an RF mouse and keyboard from Gyration (www.gyration.com)
instead of the Cybex connections. These are, I think, the only wireless
devices that will work long distances (to 100 ft).
Actually, with the wireless devices, you don't need a Cybex type device.
You can run long VGA cables for the video. These cables must be very
high quality. You can get high-quality VGA cables up to 50 ft that are very
thin from L-COM (www.L-com.com). You can get longer ones elsewhere,
but they are thincker (same size as normal VGA cables). These usually go
to 100 ft. Instead of a CYbex box you can use a simple VGA extender
to provide the two videos (one local and one remote).
you can also get a Buddy system, which has a PCI card that will extend
the vidoe etc. http://www.getabuddy.com/. A long VGA cable could be
used in place of the 15-ft Buddy cable.
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