Mac & PC sharing a monitor?

[chays]

I have a IBM Pentium 4 with XP and a gray G4 with OS10. I also have a fairly new 21 inch Mac Monitor. I want to have them both share the same monitor. They can both keep their own keyboard and mouse. That is not a problem. Can someone lead me to a reference on how to do this? Is it possible? I tried a KVM, but could not get it to work. I need detailed instructions. No one seems to understand both the needs of PC's and Macs. As a result, no one has been able to help!

Thanks

 

[schofield]

I believe a KVM would probably be the best way for you to go. What problems did you have with the KVM previously?

 

[ObviousTroll]

If you just want to share the monitor and not the keyboards and mice then look for a VGA switch - Basically you hook the two computers up to the inputs of the VGA switch and the monitor to the output.

http://www.kvms.com/vga_switch/2_port_vga_switch.asp

 

[JStig]

I routinely switch my Dell flat-screen back and forth between the Dell desktop and Mac Powerbook laptop(s); used to do the same thing with an old Compaq monitor, and still do the same with a 21" Sony at home - - no settings to mess with, so I'd have to believe there's a switch out there that will do it.