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not an expert, might point you in the right direction though. with my laptop there is only a monitor Out, so i couldn't plug a monitor in like that (i assume your's is the same - but if you have two monitor sockets and one is a monitor input you might be able to plug it in there)you mentioned two NIC's (i assume network interface connection?) there's a thing called Remote Desktoping that means you can connect to one computer via another using a network or internet connection. If you had the PC set up to automatically accept a Remote Desktop connection from your laptop, you could connect via the NIC's and effectivly have your PC viewable from your laptop.You could use Microsoft's Desktoping method (only if the PC is Windows XP), or a friend uses VNC. I've not used either so can't guarantee them but their options.

Be careful with security though! If the PC is also on the internet be careful not to open yourself up to being accessed thru the software you install by other people.

Hope it helps, sorry if it was a bit long!

MS remote desktop info:http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gomobile/remotedesktop/

VNC: http://www.realvnc.com/

If you just need to work through the command line ie backups etc get putty.exe and connect through SSH. Assign one PC 192.168.1.1 and the other 192.168.1.2, connect them with a RED crossover ethernet cable, just connect to the PCs IP address the u assigned it.

If there is a network connection between the computers, ie both on the same network or a crossover cable used as the previous answer indicated, you may used VNC to operate one computer from the other. There are any number of VNC's; I happen to like RealVNC: http://www.realvnc.com/

I have a home network and I use a laptop in the family room to do work on the office computer upstairs. Keyboard, mouse, monitor all work like I was sitting in front of the PC in the office.

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Some stores offer products that connect the information from the PC onto the laptop using a cable and some adjustments to the configurations on your computer.

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