Jasmine 0 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I switched from Ubuntu to centos 7 today. The server used to be Ubuntu, now I am trying to use centos 7 as a server and client is my windows 7 laptop. I keep getting a warning: failed to connect to server: Timed out  Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 @Jasmine what Synergy version each machine has? How are they connected to the network?wireless or wired? Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 server: centos 7, Synergy version 1.8.8-stable-25a8cb2, wired client: windows 7, Synergy version 1.8.6-stable-2ab21aa, wireless Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Have you tried configuring it following the steps on this knowledge base article? Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 i followed it step by step. it is working perfectly for ubuntu. but today i decide to change the operating system from ubuntu to centos 7 then my synergy just stop working. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Please send us a screenshot of Synergy interface on both machines. Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 That is the server Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) This is the client: Edited May 11, 2017 by Jasmine Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Hi @Jasmine. Based on the screenshot, your client is not connected on the same network as your client. It should have an interface that'll start with 192.168.122.x. Also, please consider renaming both machines as Synergy does not support screen names with special characters (#, $. -. etc...) Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 I tried both of your method but it is still not working. I switch to Mint and it is working now. I was using the same machine, same network, simply just switch from Ubuntu to Centos. Now from Centos to Mint. I think it is the operating system, not the software itself. Thanks for the help though. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Thanks for updating us @Jasmine. Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine 0 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 I don't know if it is relevant but changing the connection port can help with this issue. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 That'll depend. If port 24800 is being used by another program or service, then that would be a great choice. Have you tried it? Link to post Share on other sites
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