Features: Move your mouse easily between computers Requires nothing other than existing ethernet Copy and paste between your computers No need to press any buttons (unlike KVM) You can still use multiple monitors on the same computer Lock the mouse to one screen Visit the official Synergy ...
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1.4.5 install seems to have creaetd root synergy client - how do I remove it?
I installed the MacOS 1.4.5 Synergy on my Mac, and now I've got a bit of a problem: as far as I can tell, root runs a synergy client on startup.
As a result, "root" appears to own Synergy's ...
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Win key replayed when focus changes from Windows to Ubuntu host
I'm running the synergy server (version 1.3.6) on an Ubuntu 11.10 host and the client (version 1.3.8) on a Windows 7 host.
Whenever I use the Win key on the windows client, they key is somehow ...
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Is it possible to set up a screen loop in synergy 1.4?
In synergy 1.3 i was able to set up my screens such that the following was true:
|-> [Windows machine] <-> [Mac machine] <-|
|-----------------------------------------|
Thereby making ...
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Unable to copy from Linux server to Mac client after 1.4.5 install
I installed version Synergy 1.4.5 on my Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) client, as part of a test to solve a much more complicated Synergy problem.
I now find:
* I can copy on the Mac and paste into Linux
* I can ...
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Terminating/closing synergy
I managed to set synergy (ubuntu box as server and mac as client - it doesn't work the other way around). Currently I'm running:
synergys -f
synergyc -f SERVERNAME
on the ubuntu and mac ...
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Synergy.conf is not listen to
It seems that synergys is not really listening to my synergy.conf. Some changes have some effect, but appear to be random.
I have to computers Roel-Desktop and Roel-Laptop. When going from ...
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Why isn't my synergy KVM working properly?
I have installed synergy v1.4.5 on my laptop and desktop. Both computers are running Ubuntu 11.10. Although the logs indicate synergy is connected and able communicate over my LAN, moving the mouse ...
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Synergy: weirdness when moving the mouse from one desktop to the next
I have two desktop pc's, set up as follows:
Left: Ubuntu 11.10, 2 screens, vertically oriented. Synergy server (version 1.3.6, installed from the official repos), starts at login.
Right: Windows XP, ...
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problems with synergy on my computer
I get an error on my computer that says the program "could not be successfully started. although it does exist. Please check if you have sufficient permissions to run this program." and I am the ...
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Reversing scroll direction across Synergy connection
I am running synergys on an XFCE desktop, with the scroll direction reversed (to provide "natural" scrolling, as I prefer these days). I am running synergyc on a Mac laptop running Snow Leopard (as we ...
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Synergy Connection refused (Also telnet)
I recently switched distros to fedora (was looking for the most recent version of eclipse being supported, something I wasn't getting from Debian), and in trying to get synergy set up again, I've been ...
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synergy-foss using Windows 7 as Synergy Server and a Macbook Air (OS X Lion 10.7) as Client
my synergy config looks like following:
section: screens
mac-air:
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
...
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Synergy: how to forward same keystroke to client and ALSO to server?
I've installed synergy on two different machines... now I need to type one key in the server in order to obtain an action both in server and client (i.e. left and right arrows to control two different ...
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Can two users both control a third machine simultaneously using Synergy?
I've been a Synergy user for some time now, as I use a PC on the left side of my Mac.
My girlfriend and I both have our desks on each side of the other, and we'd like to know if it were possible for ...
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QSynergy fails to share keyboard
I've been using Synergy (& various of it's incarnations) on a multitude of platforms for server years now, but something weird seems to be occurring.
QuickSynergy stopped working on Mac OS/X ...
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Spacebar not working (Ubuntu server / MAC client)
I am having the following problem.
When I press spacebar on the server, the client receives this sequence META+SHIFT+Z.
Thus, I can't input any space in the client.
Server is an Ubuntu 11.10, client ...
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Synergy 1.4.5: How do I get rid of the cursor (“Hourglass”-equivalent in Win7) in the middle of inactive client screens?
I'm having an annoying problem with Synergy 1.4.5 (the beta release): When I have a video player (Media Player Classic) active on my client (Win7 Pro x86), and I move my mouse to the server (Win7 Pro ...
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Synergy 1.4.5 Require hotkey to switch screen
I've moved today from synergy 1.3.8 to 1.4.5 because of issue #36, but I'm missing a feature, on version 1.3.8 I could set it up so that it would not switch screen unless Ctrl key was pressed. Using ...
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Issue with Mac and placing screen above main monitor with Synergy
I tried to find this in other questions but could not find anything so here it is:
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` Win7 ` ` `
` ` ` Mac `
` ` ` S2 ...
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How do I disable the clipboard sharing feature in Synergy?
I don't want to share my clipboard between 3 computers I'm sharing with synergy. How do I disable that?
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Synergy stopped working after a week on Windows7, high CPU usage and no connection
Used synergy 1.3.1 & 1.3.4 since 2007 without a hitch. Upgraded to Windows 7, and synergy suddenly stopped connecting after a week. Now any version I try (1.3.1, 1.3.4, 1.3.8, 1.4.5) goes into ...
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QuickSynergy OSX server Linux client
How can I configure QuickSynergy so that my Mac can share it's keyboard and mouse with my linux computer?
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Synergy mouse/keyboard sharing in reverse?
I love synergy for two computers on a desk or similar situation. However, I have a desktop common pc that I use as a media center and was wondering if there was a way to accomplish the following ...
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Start Synergy in Crunchbang at Login Screen
I'm using Crunchbang Linux with Openbox and I would like to have Synergy (http://synergy-foss.org/) autostart at the login screen.
I tried following: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Synergy ...
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Getting Windows 7 to be server and MacBook Pro Lion to be client
When using any version of Synergy on both my MacBook Pro that has Lion 64-bit installed and my Windows 7 64-bit machine, I can't get it to work.
I want Windows 7 to be the main host (the server) and ...
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screen “xxx.xxx.x.xx” shape changed
I'm trying to setup synergy with Windows 7 (server, which is 192.168.1.51) and OpenSuse (client, which is 192.168.1.50). I've even tried a complete uninstall and reinstallation, but get the same error ...
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Synergy between Windows XP/7 and Linux Mint 12RC fails
Synergy icon shows the two computers are connected, but mouse is not shared. (linux server, windows client).
Anybody has a workaround ?
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Synergy: How to screen positioning configuration while it is running?
I am using Synergy between two Macbooks (10.6 & 10.7). Installed using Homebrew, version 1.3.6p2.
I will sit in various places in relation to the secondary laptop, so sometimes I want the other ...
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Synergy Between Windows Vista and 7 fails.
My Synergy line up is a Windows 7 Home Premium PC (wired to wireless router) to the left of my Windows Vista Home Premium HP Notebook (wireless to wireless router)
On my Vista notebook the client ...
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Is it possible to share mouse and keyboard over WAN?
At my office I'm using two computers, which is connected to two different LANs. I'm looking for an application to share the mouse and keyboard from one of the computers with the other one.
I know of ...
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Synergy Mac OS X Lion => Windows 7 - modifier keys broken
When using Synergy 1.3.7 or 1.4.4 beta on Mac OS X Lion as server, and Windows 7 as client, I can move the mouse onto my Windows computer, but as soon as I press Ctrl, Shift, Command, or Option, the ...
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synergy refuses to switch when worskpace changes
Synergy works as expected when I stay on the 1st workspace. When I change to the next desktop (ctrl+alt+left), the mouse will not move from the current desktop.
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How do I cycle between my monitors in Synergy?
I have two computers (Windows XP) running Synergy and it works great!
However, I'd like to be able to circle around, as I have 4 monitors in a row. When getting to the last screen on the right, I'd ...
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Synergy reports connected but mouse doesn't hop between screens
I'm using synergy between two windows computers (Windows 7 32-bit, acting as the server part, and Windows XP 32-bit, as a client).
I'm running the server part as admin, as suggested in some posts ...
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change --name in Windows ./synergy.exe call
I've changed the name of my Win7 machine since installing synergy yet the command being run in the background still does --name oldName. I've tried removing and reinstalling synergy with no luck. ...
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synergy works when using computer A as client but does not if i use computer B as client
synergy works when using computer A as client but does not if i use computer B as client.
Im running windows 7 on both my computers, but when i tried to use computer B as the server for my client ...
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A-button causes a quick caps-lock flash when on Synergy client on Windows
Whenever I press the A-button on my Windows computer through Synergy the caps-lock does a quick flash. Otherwise this behavior is only triggered when using caps-lock (although then the flash is a bit ...
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How can one get Synergy to share in Fedora 15/Gnome3 with window maximized?
I have my synergy server running on Fedora 15, I'm starting it with "Synergy" in .bash_profile. There's another Fedora 15 client. Sharing normally works fine, given that a window is not maximized.
...
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How to lock several machines with one command issued from one of them?
I'm using Synergy to use my three PCs with only one keyboard and mouse. My problem is that when I press Windows + L to lock a PC, it always locks the main PC (the one functioning as the Synergy ...
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Synergy on Mac OS X 10.7
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get Synergy to work between two Mac clients both using 10.7. One is an older 21" iMac and the other is a new 2011 Macbook Air. Here's my synergy.conf, symlinked to my ...
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Synergy doesn't seem to work on OS X Lion?
I have been using synergy with my old mac mini running snow leopard perfectly for a while now. Today I bought a new Mac-mini with Os X Lion.
Synergy doesn't seem to work. The old version will ...
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Synergy 1.3.7: server refused client with our name
I'm trying to connect a Windows 7 server and an Ubuntu 11.04 client with Synergy 1.3.7.
I have checked that the server is listening on the correct port by running netstat -ano. I have also checked ...
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Synergy setup on Windows
Are there any basic guides on setting up synergy on 2 Windows PC's?
W7 is server, XP is client.
I am running a single monitor with multiple video inputs, will this cause any issues when switching ...
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Using Synergy with PC that has Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
I'm trying to have my PC with wireless keyboard and mouse as the server.
It works if the wireless PC is the client and the wired PC is the server, but I need it the opposite way. Is there a way to do ...
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Using Synergy to share three monitors across two computers
I have a Mac and a Linux computer. The Mac has one monitor (center) and the Linux machine (Ubuntu 10.04) has two monitors (left and right of the Mac's monitor).
How can I configure Synergy (with the ...
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Synergy connects, but mouse won't switch screens (and no debug output showing issue)
Trying to setup Synergy, and can't seem to get it right. Here's the config:
Server: WinXP with screen named TV
Client: Ubuntu 11.04 named LAPTOP
Server configuration:
section: screens
...
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157 views
Setup Synergy without IP addresses
I have a Windows XP and Mac and would like to share my keyboard and mouse. I can setup Synergy using the IP addresses of the two machines, however when I restart any of the machines the IP addresses ...
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Synergy problems
Same issue on both versions 1.3.7 and 1.4.2. Uninstall then reinstall so that both machines have the same versions on both client and server.
server is Windows 7 (to the right of the client)
client ...
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Stop flicker in Ubuntu when mouse travels back using synergy/Make xset -dpms permanent
After upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, now when my mouse travels back from my windows synergy client to the ubuntu synergy server, my Ubuntu monitor blacks out for a second or 2.
I know that xset -dpms ...
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Simple way to get keys/mouse buttons working in Synergy (mac client, pc server)
I'm trying to get Synergy working running as client on my Mac with SynergyKM Preferences panel. It's performing generally fine (just some real slow downs when my network is under heavy use, usually ...
