Wireless Keyboard

[Ellay]

Any type of Wireless Keyboard will work, but for display purposes and own personal preference we'll go with Logitech. (If you have a Wireless setup and it works flawlessly, please post below with Brand and Model)

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlist/US/EN,crid=2156,sortby=default,viewall=1

http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/12115.jpg


From experience the accuracy is what you are looking for when sending a signal to multiple receivers. Also instead of buying a bunch of wireless keyboards, it may be easier to contact the manufacturer and request just receivers to go along with your 1 keyboard and mouse package.

The trick here is to have the exact same model for each PC, and synchronize 1 keyboard to all receivers. This can be done with a mouse as well.

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Post Reviews, Suggestions, and Comments below.

[Kyosakana]

Works flawlessly with logitech LX300 Wireless desktops.

[blackwatch]

I've used the same set up for dual-boxing while playing WoW. The snag I ran into was some type of latency.

I would start both characters (mages) off at pt A (right on top of one another). I had their primary spells/abilities mapped to the same spots/keys.
I hit 1... both would cast frost or fire spell.
I hit 2... both would cast spell ...

Anyway, the issue came into play when I try to move. They begin running in diff directions.
I guess this problem is solved via a follow macro and an assist macro?

If I have player b on follow, however, then my issue is that when I begin to cast... he's not in range, as he's behind player a (leader).

This hardware solution certainly works, but it raised those issues for me.

[Shogun]

Follow/assist macros are the best solution, possibly the only viable one. Just means you run a little closer to the mob before you start casting, or, take range enhancing talents on the follower, and not the main character to make up the distance

[MrLonghair]

I talked with Labtec about this, they don't sell the receivers separately, and you cannot multicast with two receivers.

Anyone in touch with Logitec able to ask them?

[Shogun]

I talked with Labtec about this, they don't sell the receivers separately, and you cannot multicast with two receivers.

Anyone in touch with Logitec able to ask them?

I picked up 2 cheap sets (KB/mouse) for around £8 each ($15?), turns out they work with a slightly older logitech receiver as well, meaning I have 3. No idea if you can get them sepperately though, i'd guess not, unless you buy a set and contact Logitech telling them you broke it and wish to get a sepperate one :)

[MrLonghair]

I picked up 2 cheap sets (KB/mouse) for around £8 each ($15?), turns out they work with a slightly older logitech receiver as well, meaning I have 3. No idea if you can get them sepperately though, i'd guess not, unless you buy a set and contact Logitech telling them you broke it and wish to get a sepperate one :)

Does it work out for you? Keyboard input broadcasting to both receivers? Any noticable lag between presses, etc? Got two wireless Logitech mice already, I think I'll find out what I can hack up soon (ie after the /follow bug is fixed, and the WoW basic pricecut reaches Europe)

[overkil2]

I bought 3 of the logitech EX110 for about 39 each.

They work great. No issues here. I use a different keyboard for my main and autofollow for the rest of the toons.

Then the logitech keyboard controls all including main. So I just press 2 and they all use their DD spell. It works well so far.

I just use the main keyboard for moving the main around and targetting.

[Shogun]

I picked up 2 cheap sets (KB/mouse) for around £8 each ($15?), turns out they work with a slightly older logitech receiver as well, meaning I have 3. No idea if you can get them sepperately though, i'd guess not, unless you buy a set and contact Logitech telling them you broke it and wish to get a sepperate one :)

Does it work out for you? Keyboard input broadcasting to both receivers? Any noticable lag between presses, etc? Got two wireless Logitech mice already, I think I'll find out what I can hack up soon (ie after the /follow bug is fixed, and the WoW basic pricecut reaches Europe)

Yeah when I just dual-boxed with it there were no problems at all :)

[MrLonghair]

Yeah when I just dual-boxed with it there were no problems at all :)

Awesome. Sounds like that'll be my affordable hardware route :)

Thank you and overkil2

[Shogun]

Yeah when I just dual-boxed with it there were no problems at all :)

Awesome. Sounds like that'll be my affordable hardware route :)

Thank you and overkil2

Note that you asked about lag, the only lag I suffered was from the 2nd PC being a pile of crap at the time, but I don't see any with the 2 I use atm, the crap PC is now the 3rd I mentioned, and lags a tiny bit, but not huge ammounts, it's more WoW than the commands.

Just get something fairly decent (or a decent brand like Logitech) and you should be fine :)

Also, the 3 receivers I have, 2 are identical and USB (mouse and KB, one USB plug) the 3d receiver is PS2 mouse and USB KB to a PS2 adapter, and they still work just fine.

I'm setting up the next group using 5, 3toons on 1 PC, 1toon on each of the other 2 PCs :)

[blackwatch]

Some great feedback here. Love the fact that there are so many people (or at least 'some') that enjoy multi-boxing.

If I get to where I'm comfortable with 2, then I'll go to 4. I've got enough computing power to do 4 now.
If I mixed Mac and WINtel equipment (depending on KVM's/software), I would do more than 4.

Anyway, I dont' want to hijack the thread... but the feedback is great and the community seems to have answers and not just a bunch of folks asking questions.

[Spudgun]

Just changing the subject slightly, does anyone know if its possible to use a bluetooth rather than RF keyboard? Will it 'pair' to 2 different receivers in the same way an RF will?

Im in the process of setting up a dual box at the moment and i've got a Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard and would like to keep it rather than replacing for a RF wireless.

[Runiat]

Just changing the subject slightly, does anyone know if its possible to use a bluetooth rather than RF keyboard? Will it 'pair' to 2 different receivers in the same way an RF will?

Im in the process of setting up a dual box at the moment and i've got a Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard and would like to keep it rather than replacing for a RF wireless.
When resetting the frequency, which unit do you click first? Keyboard or reciever?

Clicking the keyboard first is a bad sign, but only way to know for sure is to try.

[Xzin]

Just changing the subject slightly, does anyone know if its possible to use a bluetooth rather than RF keyboard? Will it 'pair' to 2 different receivers in the same way an RF will?

Im in the process of setting up a dual box at the moment and i've got a Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard and would like to keep it rather than replacing for a RF wireless.

I don't think so given the somewhat limited amount I know about how BT works. RF blasts it out. BT pairs up.

[Spudgun]

Thanks for the feedback.

Decided to follow your advice and get 2 Logitech RF keyboard and mice. Works really well and now have 2 level 12 shamen with no 3rd party programs or scripting needed at all.

[Treesong]

Does anyone know if the Logitech EX 90 wireless keyboard is usefull for multiboxing? I take it it uses the same method of linking up with its receiver as the EX 110, just want to make sure. Would be kinda disappointing if I bought 5 of them and then they use some sort of new-fangled unique identification system so that I can not sync them all to one keyboard. :)

[Lost Ninja]

As noted in another thread:

While the Logitech Cordless Internet Pro (Y-RK56A) does work in this manner, I used them for a while in City of Heroes, it will only record three (or four) key presses at once, so CTRL+ALT+Delete works, but playing games doesn't always (useless for CS:S).

Recently trying to find which drivers to use Logitech told me the board (comes with mouse and reciever) is an OEM product so may be offered as cheap logitech. Might be wise to be wary of this.

Saw in another thread someone mentioned I think a Kensington wireless number pad for a laptop, forget which thread ATM. Essentially just the number pad linked wirelessly... I'd be interested in getting two of these, if they worked.

(not the thread but a link to the product (http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Wireless-Notebook-Keypad-Calculator/dp/B000LSVAVY))

[Groth]

I bought 3 Microsoft RF keyboard + mice from Best Buy.
Works pretty good on my macs, but I'm going over to a wired setup.

[Jezebel]

why not just use software? what happens when you want to stop broadcasting.. or send keys to a specific client?

seems like a really limiting option and costs more than many sub-$10 or free software options.

[Lost Ninja]

why not just use software? what happens when you want to stop broadcasting.. or send keys to a specific client?

seems like a really limiting option and costs more than many sub-$10 or free software options.
Some people dislike the obvious reference to Third Party Applications. If Blizz decided that Multi-boxers are bad, then those using detectable key broadcasters and scripting software (read Multibox/Keyclone Autohot Key) would be the first targets. Hardware solutions are for those purposes all but undetectable.

Some I think use hardware for speed. With any of the software solutions you are adding latency to the equation. One keyboard with two wires (effectively what we're talking about) Has the same latency to both PCs (with some increase due to resistance and wire length) but still lower than putting the signal through at least one processing unit or through several network cards and possibly a router/switch (or all three).

Me I just go for use and price, we can't all afford the hardware, but if I could I would.

[Treesong]

Keyclone does not work with Everquest unless you start fiddling with yet another piece of software.

Autohotkey is too complex for me.

I never got Multibox or Synergy to work over my network.

EQwindows and other software apps constantly get broken by patches.

It just never works the way I want, so I am going all hardware from now on. I want to spend more time playing and less time troubleshooting on forums.

The only software app that I have used extensively was Xylobot: not for its complex macro-ability (I know it got used for all sorts of illegal stuff) but for the fact that it had a feature that kicked ass for the way I box: it reads the EQ logfile and then can trigger a keyboard macro of text. So all I had to do was make a social for my main with some text like "/group Nuke em, guys!", then set up my boxes to react on this text trigger or not. Totally customizable for what you wanted each box to do, and I just needed my own keyboard for it. Well, and 6 computers, since there is no way to do this with several instances on the same comp, I think.

Off course in the end some EQ patch broke this app too and the maker stopped supporting it. So back to hardware. :)