Sharing Mouse and Keyboard Using Quicksynergy


QuickSynergy is a graphical interface (GUI) for easily configuring Synergy service, an application that allows users to share the keyboard and mouse between two or more computers without using external hardware. Synergy uses TCP-IP protocol to share resources, even between machines with different operating systems, such as Mac OS, Linux and Windows.QuickSynergy is a graphical interface (GUI) for easily configuring Synergy service, an application that allows users to share the keyboard and mouse between two or more computers without using external hardware. Synergy uses TCP-IP protocol to share resources, even between machines with different operating systems, such as Mac OS, Linux and Windows.

Installation
The steps as follows:

1. Open the Synaptic Package Manager application by clicking the menu System -> Administrations -> Synaptic Package Manager, click in the list of packages quicksynergy right on the package and select Mark For Installation and click the Apply button;
2. Or through a terminal, by typing the following command:

$ Sudo apt-get install quicksynergy

How to Use

* QuickSynergy run by clicking the menu Applications -> Accesories -> QuickSynergy
* In the QuickSynergy, following a description of each tab to its:


1. Share, configure the server. Mouse and keyboard from the computer will be used. To add a new client, fill the fields with the client IP / hostname. Save the file, then run the server in the Start. To stop, click the Stop button.

2. Use, sinergy configured to run as Client. Just enter the IP address / host name of the server and click the Start button. A dialog box will be present with the pid (process id) of syngery2 client daemon). To stop the client, click Stop.

3. Settings, if the dialogue "Keep running synergy QuickSynergy closed after" given the check, the synergy service road will remain even if the application QuickSynergy in close.

Example Cases :

1. Check the computer's IP to be used as a server and the keyboard mouse. Example: 192.168.1.4

2. Check the computer's IP to be used as a client that will use the keyboard and mouse. Example: 192.168.1.3

3. Run QuickSynergy on a computer that will fill the server with the IP or hostname field in the Share tab on the Right;

4. And then QuickSynergy on the client computer, fill in the IP or Hostname field in the tab Use;

5. This last step is optional, click on the check "Keep running after synergy QuickSynergy closed" to Synergy service running even though the background in close the application QuickSynergy .

6. To use, slide the server on the computer mouse towards the right until the screen cursor moves to monitor the client, after the mouse and keyboard can be in use on client computers without having to move.

Happy Testing

Sources : http://www.ugos.ugm.ac.id/

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