Synergy is Free and Open Source Software that lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers, where each computer has its own display. No special hardware is required, all you need is a local area network. Synergy is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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How to disable internet access through ethernet connected to router
i have two machines
1.Windows 7(Synergy Server) connected to router via ethernet
2.Ubuntu 13.04(Synergy Client) connected to router via Wifi
i want to disable internet access in windows 7 but i ...
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Synergy 1.4.10 client config file and syslog entries
Every few seconds I get synergy entries in my syslog as shown below.
How do I fix this?
And by the way, where if the configuration file for synergyd or how do I configure it?
I would like to reduce ...
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Windows and Mac won't start server
On the most recent version of synergy my client will not start on my mac or pc station. all i get is
"NOTE: starting server
NOTE: config file: C:/Users/Ian/AppData/Local/Temp/qt_temp.Xd2408
NOTE: log ...
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Getting Synergy to work correctly with mouselook, Mac to Windows
I've got synergy working absolutely fine between OSX and windows, OSX 10.8.2 as the server, Windows 7 x64 as the client. The only issue I'm having is that mouselook in games in completely broken. ...
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connect from Windows to Mac over shared ethernet connection
I have a Macbook Pro and am sharing its ethernet connection with a Windows 7 desktop. I started synergy on the Mac as a server. It gives several ip addresses, like 192.168.2.1.
On the client, I ...
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How can I configure Synergy to send side-scroll commands
I'm running a Synergy client on Ubuntu and connecting to it with a Windows 7 client. One thing that irks me is that it's not transmitting side-scroll events (from a tilt-wheel). How can I get it to ...
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Synergy dual-screen client
I have synergy client 1.4 running on a Linux machine and same version server running on either Linux or Windows laptop (both have the problem described below).
My Linux client is Dual-Monitor setup. ...
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Using a Windows Keyboard with a MacBook… and TeamViewer
I have what appears to be a rather unique problem:
I do all of my work on my MacBookPro because it's very powerful. However, since I commute to and from school by bicycle, I don't want to risk ...
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Synergy maps the space bar to character “s”
I have Synergy 1.4.12 with Windows7 as server and Mac OSX Mountain Lion as client.
While focusing the Mac screen, if I press the space bar, the Mac interpret it as an "s" in all apps.
I confirmed ...
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Mac keystroke problems with Synergy PC server
I'm running Synergy server 1.4.13 on Ubuntu (PC) and have a connected Mac client.
It works well, except some keys like Home and End (defined as hotkeys in ~/.synergy.conf for the Mac client) do not ...
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Synergy connection with windows 8 client
I just acquired a Dell XPS 12 ultrabook, with a flipping touchscreen. I like it, but only want to use the (small) touch screen when I'm away from home. I'd rather use synergy to control my new ...
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Synergy Q key mapping to @ on Ubuntu 12.04
I originally had the (known) Synergy bug where the @ key on the client machine types the Omega symbol.
I ran the following workaround, and all seemed well (for a few weeks):
xmodmap -e "keycode 24 ...
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Synergy: crossing at any point along a non-continuous edge for a non-rectangular arrangement of dissimilar resolution displays on a mac?
I have two displays of differing size (1920x1200 + 2560x1440) connected to two machines via a KVM each, but for the purposes of this question they can be treated as duplicate hardware (four displays). ...
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Accessing synergy's options (windows 7/8)
This is probably a really stupid question, but...
I'm running synergy on a windows 8 server and on a windows 7 client. I was having trouble with full screen games losing focus, and I looked in the ...
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Keyboard keys remap
I have a Logitech K800 running Windows 8.
I have this extremely annoying issue where my keyboards keys appear to remap while I'm working. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly the cause or when it ...
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Synergy 1.4.10 :unrecognised client name “APNANLL3M4335”, check server config
Windows 7 links to Windows XP, use Windows 7 as a server. But I can't connect them.
Client log says
"server regused client with our name".
server:"unrecognised client name ******, check server ...
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How to turn off side switch in synergy?
How do I turn off side swapping in synergy? I don't want switch screen when my mouse moves to the sides.
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how to write in other languages in synergy?
I need to write in Persian on other computer that I controlling with synergy.
but when I change the language , and start typing , its changed to English and not to work on other language .
server is ...
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Synergy 1.4.10 client side mouse lag [Windows 7 server, Linux Mint 14 client]
I have recently installed Linux Mint 14 on my laptop with Windows 7 64 bit on the server. I've used Synergy before with a windows 7 64 server and a windows 7 32 client and it worked perfectly. I'm ...
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How to make synergy only swap with hotkey+sides
I want to make synergy only swap screens while I hold down a key and then going to the right side. I don't want synergy to switch screens while i don't hold down the key. Is there a way to do this?
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Treat each monitor as a distinct desktop
I had Synergy set up so that in order for my cursor to cross over into another computer, I had to double-tap the edge of the screen with the cursor.
I would like to replicate this behaviour within a ...
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Synergy freezes my PC
I'm using Synergy on a Windows 7 64-bit computer (server) and on Ubuntu 12.04 (client). About 5-7 times a week, after locking my Windows computer and coming back to it later (sometimes a few hours ...
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Synergy client cursor relative position?
I'm having an issue when I 'cross desktops' where the mouse cursor doesn't appear at the same horizontal position on the next display.
My monitor layout is as follows:
[b] [c]
[a]
[a] MacBook ...
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Synergy server doesn't work
i have just downloaded Synergy and the 'server' computer will not start. All I get is a repeated message:
NOTE: connecting to service...
ERROR: ipc connection error, connection refused
I'm trying ...
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Synergy Mac/Win7 - Cannot control from Client
I have two machines I'm trying to use Synergy (both are running 1.4.10) with:
MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8.2
PC with Windows 7 Enterprise
(SP1)
The MacBook has a 2nd monitor attached and ...
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Synergy choppiness: Is my wireless router delaying packets after silent period?
I am sharing keyboard and mouse between my Linux desktop and MacBook Air using Synergy. There is a very noticeable lag every time I begin moving my mouse (or start typing), but everything becomes ...
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synergy: how to switch language on client
I use synergy to share single keyboard and mouse and clipboard on 2 computers. Server and Client computers run windows 7 x64 ultimate. On client computer I got 2 languages English and Russian. When I ...
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How do I unlock a client running Windows XP through Synergy?
I asked this question on the Synergy OSQA site, but I haven't had any responses. Forgive me if you've already seen it.
I have a Synergy server running Windows 7 SP1. I have one client running Windows ...
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Automatically focus window on mouse hover only across multiple monitors
I have multiple monitors setup on Windows 7.
I want a window to be focused only if my mouse hovered over it when coming from other monitor (this is how it worked when I used Synergy with multiple ...
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setting up a mouse loop mac server, dual monitor client
I'm trying to set up Synergy 1.4 in a format that resembles:
Win7Client monitor 1 | MacServer Monitor | Win7Client monitor 2
Is this possible? I was able to set it up in the past with Windows being ...
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Starting Synergy client dims the screen
I'm using Synergy to allow me to control my laptop while using my desktop's keyboard and mouse. Whenever I start the synergy client on the laptop, its screen dims, and also does so every time I move ...
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Very coarse mouse control in Synergy
I have two computers, a Macbook Air (OS X 10.8) and a Desktop running Fedora 17. I am using Synergy to share the Mac's keyboard and mouse between the two. The keyboard works great but for some reason ...
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Using Synergy from different platforms with different keymaps, how do I get a semi-predictable result from the target system?
I'm running Synergy 1.4.10 on OSX 10.7.5 with a French AZERTY keyboard attached.
When programming, here are the key combinations I have to press on the Mac:
ALT + ( -> {
ALT + SHIFT + ...
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ssh tunneling broken pipe (for synergy)
I have set up ssh between 2 Windows 7 PCs using openSSH in cygwin. RSA authentication is tested and working, so I can ssh into the host from the client without issue.
I then set up a tunnel on the ...
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How to force Synergy client to only connect to server connected to the network via wired, not wireless?
Firstly, I saw this question but it doesn't answer my problem, because his network has a different topography than mine.
Basically, I use Synergy between my laptop and desktop at work. When at my ...
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Cannot use mouse to click to select Spotlight Search option when using Synergy
On OS X 10.8.2, when using Synergy as a client, the Spotlight search functionality does not seem to register a mouse click to select an item in the list.
It functions correctly once I plug my mouse ...
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remapping regular keys in synergy
How does one go about remapping "normal" keys, i.e. not alt, ctrl or meta or command in synergy?
I'm using synergy to control a macbook from a Linux server using German keyboard layout. While most ...
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Keyboard Issue with Synergy, Oracle Virtual Box & Linux Hosts
I'm getting weird behavior using synergy with Oracle Virtual Box VM over Linux Ubuntu systems.
My setup has
A Ubuntu Linux 11.04 (synergy server) with US International keyboard layout ...
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Synergy breaks copy (for paste) from Windows
I am running Synergy 1.4.10 on Ubuntu 10.10 as the server and on Windows 7 as the client. The problem that is happening right now is that the copy action on Windows has no effect to bring that text ...
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Error about synrgyhk.dll when starting Synergy
Every once in a while, when I start Synergy on Windows, I get this message:
failed to init synrgyhk.dll, another program may be using it
How can I resolve this? The only workaround I've found is to ...
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Synergy: Cannot send media keys from Linux to Mac
I have a Linux Synergy server (Si-Linux) serving just one Mac client (Macbook Pro UK) (SiBook-Pro.local).
On my Linux server I am using a USB Apple keyboard with the exact layout of the laptops ...
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Can I set up two computers up with the same monitors/keyboard/mouse in a modular way?
I have a desktop computer computer (running Windows 7), and a laptop (running OSX Mountain Lion, and maybe Ubuntu 12 eventually). When the laptop is at home, I want both the desktop and the laptop to ...
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How to stop Synergy Screen Flicker
My Configuration:
Synergy 1.4.10
Windows 7 Laptop Server
Ubuntu 12.04 Client w/ Dual HP Monitors
NVIDIA Driver Version 295.40
I have done many, many hours of research on this, and the usual ...
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Synergy 1.4.10 only sharing mouse not keyboard
Just installed Synergy for the first time. Server is Mac OS X 10.8.2 and the client is Windows 2008 R2 x64. Initially it all worked perfectly and beautiful. But then about about 10 minutes the ...
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Share Keyboard/Mouse between PC (windows?) and Android
Has anyone come across software that can do this successfully/reliably?
I would like to set up my Nexus 7 tablet on a stand under my monitor and use it with the mouse/KB hooked up to my desktop so I ...
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Mouse button still controls settings of other Synergy client when changing window
I'm using Synergy as the server on OS X Mountain Lion. Now I have a strange problem using a specic piece of software on the Mac. It is a program for viewing medical images (Osirix). The left mouse ...
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Synergy over a LAN bridge in Windows 7 64-bit, connection timing out
I haven't seen a question like this anywhere, so I hope it isn't a duplicate.
Anyway, I have two computers, and one of them has its network connection through a LAN bridge in the other, which goes to ...
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Trying to use Synergy over a Mac Shared Wifi Network
I am attempting to use SynergyKM across a Mac shared wifi network, and I cannot get the status to change from "Looking for Peers"
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Synergy: Dual Windows 7 PC & MacBook in between
I have a windows 7 PC set-up at work with my MacBook Pro in between the two monitors.
However, I am struggling to set Synergy up so that the mouse can be taken from monitor one, through the MacBook ...
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Synergy setup broke on upgrade
I had synergy setup working fine with version 1.3.7, however I got a new computer and decided to set it up as well. Because the setup I was working with was ubuntu (server - dual monitors) mac ...
