Keyboard and Mouse for Quest 3, connected to remote PC?

[cavemanoc]

I posted this over on the network sub, but am hoping someone here might have an alternative answer from the Quest perspective.

I am currently using my Quest 3 in the lounge to access my gaming PC in the garage. The quest connects to a wireless access point in the lounge (wifi 6), and the PC connects to the same access point via a 15m Cat 6 ethernet cable that runs between the garage and the lounge. Playing VR games works flawlessly (been enjoying HL: Alyx in blissful, wireless freedom!)

However, I want to be able to play non-VR games, using the Quest as a virtual screen, and need to be able to use a keyboard and mouse. Essentially I'll have a huge virtual cinema screen infront of me displaying games running on the garage PC. The problem I have is I cannot get the keyboard and mouse to work with the remote PC.

Things I have tried:

• Plugging the (logitech) KB/Mouse dongle into the quest directly (works on the quest, but won't interact with the remote PC)
• Using an unpowered USB-ethernet adapter: one each side of the external cable. Doesn't work across the external cable.
• Using a powered USB-ethernet adapter (4 port transmit/receive unit) - again, does not work across the external cable - rated for 60m of ethernet, I'm using less that 15m.

I have tried using Virtual Desktop, Quest Remote Desktop, and Airlink - none of them will pass through the KB/Mouse.

I am trying to troubleshoot the external cables - both of them have no issues with passing network signals (internet works flawlessly, and the Quest runs at full speed across it)

Is there a different way to use the KB/Mouse to remotely control to PC?

 

[cavemanoc]

you might try usb over network solutions.
small software overhead. but that should work

one suggested solution

https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/1h4jpb3/usb_passthrough_in_virtual_desktop/

VirtualHere looks like it's exactly what I need. Will have to decide whether to side load it onto the Quest, or blow the dust off an old Pi, but it looks like I might even get away with the trial version. Will give it a go.

 

[cavemanoc]

You need something like a KVM extender that works over an ethernet cable. They are expensive though. They come with a transmitter and receiver.

This is effectively what I have with the powered USB-ethernet adapters (just not adding the monitor option which I don't need). The difficulty is that I'm not controlling one PC from another, which almost all of the solutions assume you will be doing. There is no reason a usb extender shouldn't work... but here I am ...