I have a basic license and run synergy server on my MacBook Pro. I run synergy client on an nvidia tx2 dev board and also on a laptop with mint on ubuntu. Synergy works great. Exactly what I want. The mouse and keyboard work fine, copy-n-paste works fine. It's great.
Hello, I would be interested in a way of disabling mouse input for synergy but maintaining keyboard connections. I like logitech flow because it maintains my mouse hotkeys on each computer, something that synergy doesn't do, but because I don't have a logitech flow keyboard I don't have the keyboard functionality. I would like to be able to use synergy for my keyboard connection, and logitech flow for my mouse connection.
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I'm not sure how this would be possible, since Synergy determines where to send the keyboard input based on where your mouse is. If Synergy is not controlling your mouse it wouldn't know where to send your keyboard input. I suppose if Flow has an API or consistently disables the mouse in the same way it could be possible, but it would require a lot of work and investigation.
With COVID and the new work from home norm, your home office setup is going to trumps everything else. For those of us that have multiple devices to work with on a daily basis, having an easy way to control and navigate between them is key. Over the years we shared multiple virtual KVM (keyboard mouse switch) that allows you to use one set of keyboard and mouse to control one more than one computer, some are paid, some are free but PC only and some are open-sourced.
The advantage of a piece of new software in an old shell means many of the tips and tricks we showed you before they still work. For example, if you are trying to share between a Mac and PC, using Barrier and you can follow the previous guide on how to map the keyboard so you can use the proper keyboard shortcut on the dedicated OS
Just as adding multiple monitors can be a quick way to work more efficiently at your desk, adding a second computer can be equally effective in increasing productivity; especially if you have a mix of operating systems. But how can two computers share one mouse and keyboard? With Symless Synergy, any combination of Macs and PCs can share keyboards and mice. No need for expensive hardware such as a Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) switch!
Synergy sends keyboard and mouse data across your local network to multiple computers and is compatible with macOS, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi. When moving between PC and Mac, the command key adapts just as you would expect for keyboard shortcuts, and you can copy / paste text across different computers.
Want to share a single keyboard and mouse between multiple Macs? How about using a keyboard and mouse attached to your Mac to control an additional PC running Windows or Linux, and even being able to share copy and paste data between the different operating systems? You can do that with the help of a great free tool called Synergy, and setting it up is easier than you might think.Requirements
Confirm that SynergyKM and Synergy is installed on each computer you wish to share a keyboard and mouse between. Nearly every major operating system is supported, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, Windows XP through Windows 7, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux, amongst others, but this walkthrough will cover the setup with SynergyKM from a Mac standpoint. The only difference when connecting a Windows or Linux machine is the respective interface used to setup the connection.
Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers (even with different operating systems) without the need for special hardware. It is intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s).
Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge of your screen. Synergy also merges the clipboards of all the systems into one, allowing cut-and-paste between systems. Furthermore, it synchronizes screen savers so they all start and stop together and, if screen locking is enabled, only one screen requires a password to unlock them all.
Synergy stores its configuration under /etc/synergy.conf, Barrier uses /etc/barrier.conf or $HOME/.local/share/barrier/.barrier.conf. If the configuration file does not exist, you can use the provided GUI (started with $ synergy or $ barrier, or the desktop launcher) to create it visually. Alternatively you may create it by copying /etc/synergy.conf.example or /usr/share/doc/barrier-headless/barrier.conf.example, whose comments should give you enough information for a basic configuration; if you need further reference or would like to use more advanced options not available from the GUI, read the guide mentioned above.
If you want to enable the SSL trust without requiring the GUI on the client you can follow the steps below, but you should confirm the fingerprint that gets displays is the same one your server has in its GUI or in the /.synergy/SSL/Fingerprints/Local.txt on the server per above. The `echo -n` is required to avoid the openssl client hanging waiting for input.
If you experience problems with the keyboard mapping when using the server's keyboard in a client window (e.g a terminal) then re-setting the X key map after starting synergyc may help. The following command sets the keymap to its current value:
When using Scroll Lock to lock to a client (or to enter relative mouse move mode), you may run into an issue with your keyboard's Scroll Lock LED not lighting. This can be solved by binding the Scroll_Lock key to an empty modifier key.
I use gollum every day and this machine is set up as my synergyserver. The other machines power on and off as required. I use thesingle keyboard and mouse connected to gollum to access all of themachines simply by moving the cursor to the appropriate screen.
Start the synergy program from the desktop icon. To set this up as aclient system select 'Use another computer's shared keyboard and mouse(client)' and enter the name of the server system (gollum in thisexample)
Synergy is a type of mouse an keyboard sharing software. When configured, moving your mouse off the screen will allow you to control another system that is also set up with Synergy. Below is a YouTube video from Synergy on how it works:
Despite the complexities, Synergy and Barrier work smoothly once everything is set up. Install the program on all the computers you want to use. (You may be asked to reboot your computer during the process.) The program will then ask you to designate the current computer as a Server (the computer with the mouse and keyboard) or a Client (the computer you need to control).
Before software could easily perform this task, hardware devices known as KVM switches served a similar purpose. Simple KVM switches like the ones from Greathtek(Opens in a new window) or KCeve(Opens in a new window) act as a simple A/B switch. You press a button on the device to move your keyboard and mouse from one PC to another.
Changing the modifier keys in the keyboard section under system preferences in the mac. That works but just with the keyboard from the mac not with the keyboard that I am using with synergy that controls both computers.
I know "teleport" will work between two Macs, but is there a way to share a keyboard and mouse between a Mac Mini and an older Dell PC? I'm asking because I received a Mac Mini and iPad for Christmas but still need the PC until I get familiar with the Apples and start tranfering stuff to them. I know just enough about computers to be dangerous, viz-- I just bought a Logitec MX 5500 Desktop with software for the PC with a USB Bluetooth dongle and it does work with the Mac Mini, but I didn't realize you cannot pair with more than one computer even if the other is off.
Synergy lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers on your desk, and it's Free and Open Source. Just move your mouse off the edge of one computer's screen on to another. You can even share all of your clipboards. All you need is a network connection. Synergy is cross-platform (works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux).
The system whose keyboard and mouse you want to share, runs the synergy server service (synergys), and all the other systems runs the synergy client service (synergyc) to connect to server.Synergy is a platform independent utility. Compiled version of synergy is available for various platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android and Apple iOS. You can download source code and compiled version from here.
There are four options such as left, right, down and up to connect screens to each other. Before writing link section, keep the system on which you want to run synergy server service ( it means you want to use keyboard and mouse of the system in all systems which are connected across local network.
5. In Server configuration "Screen and links" tab, you should see at the center the name of your computer (e.g. "WINTIPS"). To share your mouse and keyboard with other computers, proceed and add them to the grid by doing the following:
b. Now double-click on the newly added screen and type at "Screen Name" field the System Name (aka "Computer Name"),* of the computer you want to share your keyboard and mouse with. When done, click OK.
Increasing productivity at your home office, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, is something that we all now seek. A perfect example and awesome trick that can help you finish your tasks more quickly and more efficiently is controlling multiple computers with just one set of mouse and keyboard at your fingertips!
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