Physical Layout
Because there are so many computer screens that I look at regularly, I have chosen a corner configuration for my setup.
You need to put each of the computer screens at approximately 30° angle from each other so that you have a nice curve around you. If you were to draw a line from the center of each monitor out, they should all meet exactly where you sit in your chair. This way, you can simple turn your head or in your chair to see each screen with the sme amount of clarity.
You will probably need to adjust these screen accordingly as each setup is slightly different.
I have also placed the two computers under the desk and off to the sides. This way, there is less chance that they will get kicked, etc. This is the reason why I have external DVD and media drives. This way, they can be placed on the desktop but I can still keep the workstations under the desk.
This is also why I like to have embedded USB hubs in the monitors. This clears up the desk space a bit and provides you with easy access to your USB ports which are becoming more important all the time.
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February 19th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
So my question is how well does Synergy work with Beryl and AIGLX? My desktops are Windows XP and Ubuntu… so I haven’t tried Synergy yet.
February 19th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
ChamPro: It should work fine at Synergy works independent of the desktop interface and hooks into the mouse, keyboard and clipboard. I have two Synergy setups, one at home and one at work.
My home is Ubuntu Edgy with Beryl/Nvidia/OpenGL(Desktop) with Ubuntu Feisty (laptop) and it works lovely.
February 19th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
I’ve used synergy with ubuntu (but not beryl) I would expect it to work as faultlessly as described in this article.
February 19th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
If you use Windows in the main computer you can also use WIN2VNC. It’s a VNC client that works like Synergy but you can connect to whatever other machine that has a VNC server installed. Ideal if your other machines already have VNC server running. Everything works fine, any OS is ok, because it only needs a VNC install.
Anyway, Synergy is superior, IMHO.
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:53 pm
That’s real cool. I assume each computer needs a dedicated local IP?
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
This is very interesting. Pardon my ignorance, but what type of connection cable is needed between the pc’s then?
And once its hooked up, its just a matter of using the synergy software?
Thanks.
April 5th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Thank you so much. If I set up USA operations, you´ll be someone I have to look up. I´ve seldom seen such an intelligent and thought through description with added information and exactly what I was looking for (I have several KVM´s). Great job! Since I´m in Germany it´s hard for me to buy you a cup of coffee. If I have a project in the USA I´ll be happy to ask you to join in.