Bender 1 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I'm using Synergy to share mouse/keyboard between a windows 10 and mac Sierra, with windows as the server. This works fine when both computers are logged in, but when the mac goes to screen-saver or logs out the user, I can no longer control the mouse/keyboard on the mac. Is there some way to make this work even when the mac is asleep, in screen-saver, or logged out? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Rampancy 2 Posted December 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2017 +1 I also use a Windows 10 PC and Mac running Sierra at work. PC for day-to-day duties and the Mac primarily for app development. Being able to use Synergy at the login would allow me to remove the extra keyboard and mouse clutter on my desk that's solely there for logging into the Mac. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rbh22988 0 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 +1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nik 0 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I quite understand why an OS would want to rely on local input only into the password box, but if it's safe and possible, please allow me to unlock my Windows box when sharing my Mac's keyboard. Link to post Share on other sites
C0de 0 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 So this relates to the previous version as I just upgraded to 2.x, but I have a linux desktop configured as the host with a windows 10 laptop (for work, Fall Creators Update). Whenever I'm done using it I put it to sleep, in the morning I sign into Linux and just move my mouse over (takes a second to connect) and type my password. Now I do have synergy configured to run as a service on that windows computer, so that could be why I can use it on the login screen. Contrast this to synergy running on my Mac as a client (haven't tried making it a service), after the inactivity period, the screensaver comes on. I can move my mouse cursor all I want, but can't type. I suspect this might be a security measure put there by Apple? Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Howes 0 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 +1. This issue keeps me from widely deploying Synergy in our organization. Link to post Share on other sites
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