Hot answers tagged synergy
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If you use a 1.4 or newer beta of Synergy, you can configure it to run as a service. As a service, Synergy runs as the local SYSTEM account, which can interact with the Secure Desktop space. I have the Synergy 1.5 nightly builds running on my Windows Server 2008 R2 laptop client and OS X 10.6 laptop server, and I am capable of working with UAC prompts with ...
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For what it's worth, I finally took the time to figure out my Synergy mapping setup.
Linux server (desktop), OS X client (macbook). I wanted the following:
Ctrl on desktop -> Ctrl on macbook
WinKey on desktop -> Command on macbook
Alt on desktop -> Alt/Option on macbook
This allows for the same keyboard mappings that my Hackintosh desktop keyboard uses, ...
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I searched for ages for this very same thing. I found the Share Keyboard & Mouse app (by SmartUX) on the Google play store which should do what you want. You can find the PC client on their web page.
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I had problems with @, <, and >, so I did the following:
Code:
xmodmap -e "keycode 53 = x X greater greater greater greater"
xmodmap -e "keycode 52 = z Z less less less less"
xmodmap -e "keycode 24 = q Q at at at at"
Which solved those three... though I have no idea why the problem occurs in the first place.
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I was in a similar situation at one point, and I found a somewhat 'unique' way around it. Plug the keyboard directly into your Mac, and edit the keyboard preferences directly. After that, any non-Apple keyboard you attach will use those mappings.
Plug in they keyboard.
Open System Preferences (Apple Menu -> System Preferences).
Enter "Keyboard" ...
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The reason this happens is because of what is referred to as the "secure desktop". The secure desktop has actually been around ever since NT. Certain parts of the OS, such as the login screen, the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen, and the locked workstation screen are actually completely different desktop sessions from what you normally interact with. Programs cannot ...
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The Mac cursor issue is also discussed here
This is definitely a bug in the Mac software.
I have the same problem running Synergy server on Linux and client (v1.4.2) on Mac OS X 10.6.6
Workaround: The mouse cursor reappears when I hit Command-Tab to cycle between applications.
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You can use the Hot Corners utility to power off the screen in windows once you reach a corner.
This would mean altering your flow a little, and when moving off the edge from Windows 7 to XP, you would make sure the mouse passes through the top or bottom corner that you have designated as the hot corner.
The second image in the link shows the option to ...
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You need to go to the "Edit" menu and select "Services".
That opens this window:
Clicking "Install" under "Client" will install the synergy client service which starts up when the computer boots.
If you get a message about not having permission to install the service then you need to run Synergy as Administrator.
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I was having the same problem, where I was able to get the client to connect initially, but then it just stopped working. It turns out that I had rebooted my host machine, which re-enabled the firewall. As soon as I disabled the firewall on the server, the client connected immediately.
Not being content with leaving my firewall off all the time on my ...
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I used synergy+ last I needed this. But as an alternative I know there is this software, Multiplicity, from Stardock. I have never used it though, so I can't speak to its features, though it does look good from the website. Although it doesn't seem to support Mac at the moment, though you might want to contact them. They update their software fairly ...
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Change the assignment in the Synergy configuration:
shift = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
ctrl = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
alt = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
meta = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
super = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
Map a modifier key pressed on the server's keyboard to a different modifier on this ...
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According to the old config guide you can achieve this with config options like this:
keystroke(alt+left) = switchInDirection(left)
keystroke(shift+control+alt+super) = switchToScreen(moe)
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You're on the right track with Synergy. The trick is to determine why it can't connect. Can you post any error messages or logs from synergy? Perhaps a wireshark trace of the connection attempt.
Also, what distribution of Linux are you running? Do you have a firewall enabled on either system?
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sorry to hear you're encountering problems with Synergy; i use it daily (though in the reverse configuration from you; my Mac is the server).
please try the following troubleshooting steps:
if you paste your /etc/synergy.conf here, someone may be able to identify a syntax error if any is present.
stop synergys on the Linux box (use ps aux | grep synergys ...
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I would (and have) do this workflow in running apps on the secondary laptop "monitor".
Install and configure laptop as a Synergy client.
Start up Synergy and make sure you can control the laptop from the primary workstation.
Make sure SSHD is running on the local workstation with X11 forwarding enabled.
SSH from the 2nd laptop with X11 forwarding.
Start ...
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This is a known issue, and we're working on it right now. There are several work arounds however, so if you take a peek at that issue, you may find something. If you have a Google account, you can star the issue to get a notification when it's fixed.
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I have a mac full size keyboard plugged into my PC which is synergy server.
When connected to mac client (osX mountain lion), I've switched ctrl and commmand keys so that ctrl-c copies regardless of machine.
This is done in the synergy gui by double clicking the client and setting:
ctrl: Meta
meta: ctrl
I hope this helps!
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Yes, Synergy is definitely the tool for this.
With Synergy you can control multiple computers (the clients) using the keyboard/mouse connected on one of them (the server). It doesn't matter if some of them have multiscreen setups. You can also control each of the clients with its own keyboard/mouse, if attached.
Some restrictions to consider
currently, ...
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You need to use crtl+alt+pause since crtl+alt+del is handled as a special combination on the host windows machine. You also need to set Synergy to auto start on the client PC. From the Synergy FAQ:
Synergy isn't able to capture ctrl+alt+del on PC compatible primary screens because it's handled completely differently than other keystrokes. However, when ...
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I recomend Input Director.
Here are some of the features:
Manage all your computers at once
Simultaneously lock all computers
Synchronise the screensavers across your computers
Synchronise shutdown of your system (or individually configure whether a computer goes to standby, hibernate or shuts down)
Security
Encrypt network data between Input ...
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This happened to me between MacBook Pro OS 10.6 and HP Win XP. My Belkin router had changed IP addresses when I power-cycled it to reset. I just had to enter the correct IP addresses in both and it worked again.
I used the Info button in the Synergy window on the HP to find the IP address for the HP. It is the client.
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I had this exact same problem, only with a Linux client and my OSX server. I rolled back to the synergy version 1.3.6 and had to run the server as root. However, I never got copy and paste to work this way.
You should also contribute to this bug report:
http://synergy-foss.org/pm/issues/57
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I can confirm that downgrading a windows 7 server to 1.3.4 fixes the problem. On the Windows 7 server I tried every server up through 1.4.2 beta and none of them fixed the problem. On OSX 10.6 client I tried everything up through the 1.4.2 beta and none of the newer versions solved the problem.
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This is because when that UAC dialog appears, Windows prevents most programs from controlling the mouse and keyboard, to prevent a malicious application from clicking the "Yes" button on your behalf. The whole point is that it must be YOU to authorize the app.
You could try running the Synergy program as an administrator. I'm not sure if that will work but ...
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Synergy is good, but if you want an effective software KVM try InputDirector. I've found it to a lot more stable and bug free. Even more plug and play is Mouse without Borders from Microsoft.
Mouse without Borders even has file copy and clipboard sharing.
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Use QuickSynergy on Lion, SynergyKM on Snow Leopard and the usual installer on Windows machines.
This even takes care of the modifier key problems. Wrote about this here.
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I do not believe that Synergy supports this arrangement.
As far as synergy is concerned, the dual display of the Ubuntu machine is seen as one single display. You cannot split it.
The only possible way might be to run two separate X servers, one on each screen, and treat them both as separate computers, running synergy twice - one for each screen. This ...
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I had the same issue and resolved it like this:
in the Synergy prefpane, turn off synergy and remove its menuitem
in a Terminal window, type mdfind -name synergy
for each file related to Synergy, remove it:
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/SynergyKM.prefPane (et c)
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