Set Up Your Base Systems
This is the easiest part of the whole process. All you simply need to do is set up your systems the way that you normally would. That includes all of your Windows updates and software. You’ve done this a million times before so I’m not going to get into it any further than this.
Configure Your Network
Since these two workstations are going to be using the network for most of their intercommunications, it is important to know how each one is set up. Here are a few tips that can make your life a whole lot easier.
- Set static IP addresses. Or at the very least, set up a DHCP reservation for your network cards. This way, when you are connecting to each system, you can refer to them by IP, if necessary, and not worry about DNS resolution.
- Add the other computer into your HOSTS file. In case DNS is down on your network (or if you don’t have it at all), you can add the other computer’s host name to the HOSTS file and that computer will use it for hostname to IP address resolution.
- Label your computer with host name and IP address. It is so convenient to be able to glance at your monitor or workstation and see your host name and IP address. Another option is the always convenient BgInfo or flexible Samurize.
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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.