Now probably most people here have gotten to the point were they have more then one system at home or at work. Like they need Linux for development, but corporation makes them use Windows desktops for various reasons. Or they own a laptop or netbook in addition to their main desktop at home.
Something like that.
For those people they are probably aware of 'Synergy', which is a program designed to share keyboard and mice between multiple machines.
http://synergy-foss.org/. Also if your using Desktop Linux you are probably using PulseAudio, which allows you to share a single output/input device between multiple machines.
Now Synergy has a major problem.... It just uses the network in plain text. That is everything you send between the machines you are using synergy on there is no encryption or anything like that. It assumes that you are using the machines on a secure network... which in reality sucks because there is very few secure networks that are commonly used.
I've been using Synergy with SSH for a while now. At work and at home. The idea of typing out all my passwords and such on a keyboard and mouse that is connected directly to the network with no encryption or anything is just too irritating to put up with.
Recently I've started using my laptop more as a desktop accessory for 2 extra displays and whatnot. So I want to play videos on the laptop, but the speakers are tiny and worn out. I don't want to get yet another stereo system on my desk when I already have one that works and sounds fine. So I now tunnel PA over SSH. That way I can use my desktop Microphone and output just naturally on my laptop.
I like it and it's not terribly easy to find documentation, so I figure I'd put it here and let Google sniff it up for anybody looking for this in the future.
Something like that.
For those people they are probably aware of 'Synergy', which is a program designed to share keyboard and mice between multiple machines.
http://synergy-foss.org/. Also if your using Desktop Linux you are probably using PulseAudio, which allows you to share a single output/input device between multiple machines.
Now Synergy has a major problem.... It just uses the network in plain text. That is everything you send between the machines you are using synergy on there is no encryption or anything like that. It assumes that you are using the machines on a secure network... which in reality sucks because there is very few secure networks that are commonly used.
I've been using Synergy with SSH for a while now. At work and at home. The idea of typing out all my passwords and such on a keyboard and mouse that is connected directly to the network with no encryption or anything is just too irritating to put up with.
Recently I've started using my laptop more as a desktop accessory for 2 extra displays and whatnot. So I want to play videos on the laptop, but the speakers are tiny and worn out. I don't want to get yet another stereo system on my desk when I already have one that works and sounds fine. So I now tunnel PA over SSH. That way I can use my desktop Microphone and output just naturally on my laptop.
I like it and it's not terribly easy to find documentation, so I figure I'd put it here and let Google sniff it up for anybody looking for this in the future.
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