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

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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 said:
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?
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You need something like a KVM extender that works over an ethernet cable. They are expensive though. They come with a transmitter and receiver.
 
melmac said:
You need something like a KVM extender that works over an ethernet cable. They are expensive though. They come with a transmitter and receiver.
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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 ... :p
 
It's alive! I have no idea why, but everything is working exactly as it should! If anyone finds this in future, once working, powered usb-ethernet adapters are definitely the way to go over longer distances. Waaaaaay simpler than the various usb over IP software option I explored - guess it's still true: "nothing beats a long cable"
 
cavemanoc said:
It's alive! I have no idea why, but everything is working exactly as it should! If anyone finds this in future, once working, powered usb-ethernet adapters are definitely the way to go over longer distances. Waaaaaay simpler than the various usb over IP software option I explored - guess it's still true: "nothing beats a long cable"
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Can you help me with how you did it? Was VirtualHere the solution? Can I find a description or video somewhere on how to set it up? I have a similar problem. The difference is that I have a PC much further away that I want to control with a mouse. Therefore cable connection is not an option.
 
I just bypassed the whole software issue completely, and went with a purely hardware solution (always the best option!) May not help you with your setup, unfortunately, but I have simply run long cables. As above:
Mouse -> Dongle -> powered USB-to-ethernet adapter -> 20m Cat 6 cable -> other half of the USB-ethernet adapter -> USB cable -> plugged into PC. No software involved, so no headache :)
 
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