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Synergy is 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.

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 website.

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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 config". What's wrong here
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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 restart the computer, but is there a better fix?
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Keyboard shortcut for switching screens using synergy

I work much more efficiently when I don't have to take my hands off the keyboard. I know that others do as well. I found three issues in the synergy tracking system requesting a hotkey for switching screens: issues 866, 915, and 2279. All three…
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Synergy: Is there a way to push Win+L to all screens, not just the server?

When I hit Win+L on either of my machines I'd ideally like to be able to lock both client and server What happens though is no matter which screen I hit the key combination... it locks the server. I'm guessing the OS is trapping the key sequence…
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How to get mouse-wheel scrolling working with Synergy?

I have set-up Synergy with an OSX server and a Ubuntu host. It's working nicely, except that the mouse wheel doesn't work in Linux. I used to xev command to verify that no input at all is registered when operating the mouse wheel. I have found…
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Mouse movement on Synergy-controlled PC is slow/laggy?

Update: They fixed the macOS wifi lag on Synergy 1.9.0! https://symless.com/forums/topic/2587-download-synergy-190-to-fix-the-wifi-macos-bug/ I'm not sure why this started happening. I just started using Synergy again to control my laptop using my…
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Any way to use Synergy+ and use the mice on *both* computers to travel between screens?

I can't seem to figure out how to do it. Seems like only one of the keyboards/mice is able to travel across both screens, while the other one is confined to its own machine. Any way to make it truly bidirectional?
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Can I run Synergy Client on Windows without installing it?

I have a machine to which I do not have Administrator rights. I tried building Synergy and putting together a folder with EXE's and DLL's, but it complains that the connection is refused (on the client) and won't connect to the server. Is there a…
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"synergy system tray is unavailable,quiting"

Recnetly,I install synergy(1.4.8) to my linux(ubuntu-11.10) computer,when I running it,there is a warning "synergy system tray is unavailable,quiting".I'm firt install it and I don't know waht happened,somebody help me?thank you.
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Why does the --crypto-mode no longer work in Synergy?

When I try to specify a crypto mode for Synergy on the command line using --crypto-mode, I now get this error: Unrecognized option: --crypto-mode How do I solve this?
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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 keyboard (the compact UK aluminium keyboard). I would…
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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 LAPTOP: halfDuplexCapsLock = false …
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How can I split 1x Monitor into two links via Synergy?

I have 3x Monitors on my desk. The setup looks kinda like this: Desktop-Mon1 Laptop-Mon Desktop-Mon2 I want to configure Synergy to work like the following: Laptop-Mon - Left = Desktop Mon1 - Right = Desktop Mon2 Desktop Mon1 - Right =…
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How to get past login/locked screens on second pc using Synergy

I have restarted the second computer and am the screen to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete so I can log in to it. This action however only works for the server machine and not the client. How do I resolve this issue. Synergy is in fact working though because I…
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Chrome OS and Synergy?

Has anyone found a work-around to getting Synergy to work on Chrome OS? (I mean running in the vanilla, non-developer version). This is the main reason that is keeping me from getting a license. :( I found mentions of requests for product features…
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