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ls3mach MAR 27, 10:40 PM
IPV4 routers can run like 255ish devices.

Are you intentionally creating a problem?

To address the exact question you are asking though. Windows doesn't natively do this that I can recall. I used to set my audio to come out of my sound bar and my headset to only control through a game. I was running 4 monitors as an actual workstation and playing video games at the same time. For reference I like the tilde "~" to be my mic button.

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On the topic of that particular use, I can't recall my setup process. The sound bar was running through SPDIF and the headset was the usual 2 x 3.5mm jacks. It was software based, no extra hardware required. I also don't recall it costing me any extra money. WIN7 setup. I am pretty sure I was using onboard sound card only. This was not an SLI machine, it just had 4 output ports for display, prior to that card I only ran 3 monitors.
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I guess the real question is, are you just wanting to be able to control it from the computer? I 100% do not believe you have 200 unique devices connected to your wifi. I've done more actual IT work than you've exaggerated about doing on PFF and I have never in any non-enterprise environment have had an issue anything close to this. Even with IP cameras I've never seen more than like 50-60 devices connected at once.

[This message has been edited by ls3mach (edited 03-27-2022).]

theogre MAR 28, 12:17 AM

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Originally posted by ls3mach:
IPV4 routers can run like 255ish devices.

Technically IPv4 supports ~ 253 devices, 1 router and 2 reserve addresses on non-rout 192.168 w/ a "Class C" net mask but most SoHo routers/gateways can't handle that many devices for cheap hardware. Most have problems servicing > 20-30 light use clients. 1 or a few heavy clients can make many barf a lung.

Some units limit WiFi clients for similar reasons.

Worse... Rental units from Comcast and others can Limit the Number of devices even if that device can handle a lot more.
IOW Can limit number of wired and wireless clients for any Tier of Service on top of Data Caps.
Example: 5mb up, 200mb down, Cap 1tb/month then add only 5-10 devices in some plans from Comcast
Some ISP's already limit number of clients.

If really strict can block extra routers and other net sharing schemes too.
Cisco and other Enterprise Routers can to that 20+ years ago because of business Net Security Rules.
IT know fast when a laptop came to work w/ net sharing on because the Router killed the port and sent notice to Net Admin and/or Net Security staff.

And That's only IPv4...
IPv6 gets All addresses from the ISP and they can limit the number of clients very easy.
Most SoHo Routers and Gateways do not allow you to turn off IPv6 support. Nor do many clients like most cell phones.
ls3mach MAR 28, 06:54 AM

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Originally posted by theogre:

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ls3mach:
IPV4 routers can run like 255ish devices.

Technically IPv4 supports ~ 253 devices, 1 router and 2 reserve addresses on non-rout 192.168 w/ a "Class C" net mask but most SoHo routers/gateways can't handle that many devices for cheap hardware. Most have problems servicing > 20-30 light use clients. 1 or a few heavy clients can make many barf a lung.

Some units limit WiFi clients for similar reasons.

Worse... Rental units from Comcast and others can Limit the Number of devices even if that device can handle a lot more.
IOW Can limit number of wired and wireless clients for any Tier of Service on top of Data Caps.
Example: 5mb up, 200mb down, Cap 1tb/month then add only 5-10 devices in some plans from Comcast
Some ISP's already limit number of clients.

If really strict can block extra routers and other net sharing schemes too.
Cisco and other Enterprise Routers can to that 20+ years ago because of business Net Security Rules.
IT know fast when a laptop came to work w/ net sharing on because the Router killed the port and sent notice to Net Admin and/or Net Security staff.

And That's only IPv4...
IPv6 gets All addresses from the ISP and they can limit the number of clients very easy.
Most SoHo Routers and Gateways do not allow you to turn off IPv6 support. Nor do many clients like most cell phones.[/QUOTE]


EDIT the post didn't quote him correctly and I am not going to fix this crummy UBB coding errors. Below is my response:

I am fairly familiar with the innerworkings. I said 255ish because that is the technical limit. This would be like us arguing that the 1000GB drive isn't really a TB, which technically it isn't due to it being on base system of 8 instead of 10. Like fractional size (imperial) tubing is on a base 16.

Mike as he has told it, lives with only his girlfriend and animals. He talks about doing IT work constantly. He seems cheap and swift enough to know not to rent. Buying it will cost you up front, but I saved my friend hundreds a year buying her a router and modem, Then got her bill lessoned and her capacity and speeds upped. I spent less than $100 and all the equipment was vastly superior..

Even with IOT and cheap ass router. It is extremely unlikely he is running out of IP allocations. I guess I can go through my house and count all my plugs, then make them all "smart". I think most of those go through some kind of hub type software/hardware and don't use a new IP for each device. Then what maybe a few connected appliances (unlikely given the nature of his previous post). We'll call it 3 cell phones assuming Kim has one and he has an extra work phone. Laptop and tablet each? Thermostat? Couple computers? 2 or 3 "smart" TVs? I bet he acts like his property is IP camera galore, but I saw a 16 unit IP version yesterday and it was $400. If he has the money to blow on all these things and and IT guy he probably can figure out how to setup a subnet (really I'd want to run my IOT and IP cameras on a different network anyway, makes troubleshooting so much easier).. Even so, that wouldn't be more than 100 devices connected at a time.

It can be done. It can be done free. I have 0 knowledge of any of your actual setup. Your hardware SHOULD be able to support it, but I really think this has more to do with you just wanting to stream from your PC than it is an actual technical issue.


EDIT 2.
Buy a Chromecast and control it from your phone. It unlike Amazon Fire allows for background usage and a "que" system. I used to leave my Note 12.2 Pro out when I was entertaining. You could just add the next track tot the que and eventually it would get to it. Putting it on random fixed the issue of the idiot that still lives in either the 70s and "classic rock forever man!" or the "I was a troubled young 20 something when grunge music came out, here is 14 hours of Pearl Jam and Nirvana". That or ban them from touching things because they have no range in their musical taste.

[This message has been edited by ls3mach (edited 03-28-2022).]