Synergy Configuration

Synergy is a program that allows two hosts to share the keyboard and mouse of the "server host" in X11.

Configuration

The following is an example config file, where server is called serverhost and the client is called clienthost. The serverhost screen will be on left of clienthost. Screensaver is synchronized on both screens.

section: options
    screenSaverSync = true
end
section: screens
    serverhost:
    clienthost:
end
section: links
    clienthost:
        left = serverhost
    serverhost:
        right = clienthost
end

Sharing keyboard and mouse

The server side must be initiated with

$ synergys -c config_file

Then, on client, you must run the synergyc specifying the server host

$ synergyc serverhost

Firewall

The default port of Synergy is 24800. This port needs to be open on server host firewall.

Revision History

Post built on: 2015-11-02 14:41:37
Last modified on: 2015-11-02 14:41:33
First published on: 2015-10-11

Revision	Date	Description
1.00	2015-10-11	Initial version. Published