x2vnc - revisited
Geeky post to be sure...
On my desk at work I have one Linux workstation and a my Windows laptop in a docking station. They each have a matching 19" Dell LCD monitor attached to them. I also have two keyboards and mice. Of course, I could just get an KVM switch (and probably should - calling helpdesk soon'ish...) but in the interim I am using x2vnc: a handy little utility that runs on the Linux box, connects to WinVNC running on my Windows laptop, and allows me to move the pointer and keyboard focus from one screen/system to the next.
x2vnc -west myhostname.mydomain.com:0
Turns the left side of my Linux screen into a single pixel VNC window so that when I cross that line the cursor on my Windows machine starts to move and I can point, click, and type. Pretty handy...
Anyway, cool utility that I have used on and off for about 5 years that just got dusted off long enough for me to think it was cool...
On my desk at work I have one Linux workstation and a my Windows laptop in a docking station. They each have a matching 19" Dell LCD monitor attached to them. I also have two keyboards and mice. Of course, I could just get an KVM switch (and probably should - calling helpdesk soon'ish...) but in the interim I am using x2vnc: a handy little utility that runs on the Linux box, connects to WinVNC running on my Windows laptop, and allows me to move the pointer and keyboard focus from one screen/system to the next.
x2vnc -west myhostname.mydomain.com:0
Turns the left side of my Linux screen into a single pixel VNC window so that when I cross that line the cursor on my Windows machine starts to move and I can point, click, and type. Pretty handy...
Anyway, cool utility that I have used on and off for about 5 years that just got dusted off long enough for me to think it was cool...