Boxing on a Mac and Windows? Is it possible? Please help me out!

[Pashka]

Well, I've gotten into the whole boxing scene, but only on my Macbook Pro (I travel alot, so yeah). I have been quad-boxing on it with getting around 20-25 fps. Right now, my friend has a little desktop that I would be able to carry around with me. I really don't lug around a huge gaming pc...

I have already searched and all ready read the stickies, but I can't find anything on it. Would I be able to control the Mac and the PC from on keyboard? Is that possible?

Thank you!

[binkiebink]

as far as i know you would only be able to do this through hardware, although i have not much to do with apple products i think this is the only way. keyclone doesnt work on macs

[Pashka]

But, what about synergy? I know there is a mac version, but would it work with the windows? Reason that I am asking, and not actually trying it out is because to try it out I would have to have the other computer....

[binkiebink]

there is synergy for windows but i do not think that the two OSs would work together. . /. maybe dualboot your macbook pro with windows?

[Pashka]

I guess I could, but I'd rather not.

[binkiebink]

stick around maybe someone else on the forums knows about mac-windows compatibility

[Pashka]

Well, I plan to! :) I really hope that there is some way of doing it, because that would be awesome!

[Lost Ninja]

Synergy certainly works between Windows and Linux (Ubuntu), I see no reason why it wouldn't work with a mac. But I wouldn't think Synergy would be amazingly good, apart from using it to loot the fifth wheel etc. It has that horrible mouse spin bug that puts me off using it for anything other the the odd click. (I use it to manage my gateway PC)

[Pashka]

Can someone help me understand how Synergy works? What kind of hardware would I need to run the windows and the mac together? Would I need any hardware at all? Do I just need synergy?

[Wilbur]

Download the appropriate versions of Synergy to your Mac and PC.

Install.

Both your Mac and your PC need to be networked.

Setup the server PC (Preferably the one you are going to run your main character on) Then you need to run the client on the second machine.

[Pashka]

Download the appropriate versions of Synergy to your Mac and PC.

Install.

Both your Mac and your PC need to be networked.

Setup the server PC (Preferably the one you are going to run your main character on) Then you need to run the client on the second machine.Okay, thank you. But do I need any additional hardware (other than the keyboard, mouse, monitor) to make this work? Or do I only need synergy?

[Wilbur]

The server needs a keyboard/Mouse and Synergy.

[Pashka]

Okay, so if I want my laptop to be the main, or server, it would just need a mouse? Do I need anything to physically connect two of the computers together? I mean, I imagine it to be something like this: laptop just has mouse, the other computer has keyboard and mouse, but everything would be controlled from the laptops keyboard...?

so I don't need anything PHYSICALLY connecting both computers together?

[Lost Ninja]

Okay, so if I want my laptop to be the main, or server, it would just need a mouse? Do I need anything to physically connect two of the computers together? I mean, I imagine it to be something like this: laptop just has mouse, the other computer has keyboard and mouse, but everything would be controlled from the laptops keyboard...?

so I don't need anything PHYSICALLY connecting both computers together?The two (or more) devices need to be networked. So a network cable would do. But Synergy will work through WAN I think (not sure) so as long as both connect to the internet they should talk to each other. Bottom line is if you can transfer files from one to other (without burning CDs, using memory cards etc) then Synergy will talk.

[Pashka]

Okay, cool! Thanks alot

[Pashka]

Does anyone else have any input on this?

[Wilbur]

All synergy requires is for the two computers to be networked.

If you can't figure out how to do this, then maybe Multiboxing is beyond you, as it does require a fair amount of tech saavy. Not that I'm trying to discourage you, but you should at least try to find out a bit more about computers before you try to attempt something as involved as Multiboxing.

[Pashka]

IS there anyone here who has successfully done this and can give me some tips?

[Lost Ninja]

I take it you haven't got it working?

What is not working?
No connection at all?
Connection but unable to pass key strokes?

We can certainly try to help even if we haven't got quite the same configuration... Be warned though I can crash a mac at a 100 yards. :D

[Wilbur]

Be warned though I can crash a mac at a 100 yards. :D

/me Watches as Lost Ninja is bundled into the back of a white iVan driven by men in white iSuits.

Lies, nothing to see here, move along, move along.

[Pashka]

I take it you haven't got it working?

What is not working?
No connection at all?
Connection but unable to pass key strokes?

We can certainly try to help even if we haven't got quite the same configuration... Be warned though I can crash a mac at a 100 yards. :DOkay, sorry that I have not responded for awhile, I have been to busy. I was not able to set up some sort of LAN or Network with the Mac and the Windows, so that means Synergy doesn't work. I have resorted to 4 boxing on the mac for awhile. If anyone can help me set up a network/lan with these 2 computers, that'd be great!

[Wilbur]

How are they connecting to the internet?

[ITAvenger]

I had Synergy running on both a Mac and PC a while back.

I did have issues where the Mac didn't want to control the PC, but the PC could control the Mac just fine.
Are you trying to run them over a WAN or a LAN? I was running mine over a basic home network. The Mac is a first gen 20inch Intel iMac.

I have since then upgraded my PC so I've switch to keyclone and 3 boxxing on one machine.

[Pashka]

Okay, I'm a tech noob so bare with me. They are both running wirelessly, and receive signals from a Linksys Router. I have no idea what a WAN or LAN really is. I want to be able to set it up so that I can download files from one computer to another (preferably) wirelessly, and so I can run Synergy on them both and set it up to run from one keyboard.

Can someone PLEASE help me set up some sort of network so that I can do this? I have read various things, but I am stumped.

Thank you!

[Wilbur]

I thought Macs were supposed to be idiot proof? :P

Seriously, go read up on setting up a home network. If you dont understand a term, look it up.

If you cant setup a home network, I really doubt your ability to Multibox.

[Pashka]

Well, I've been multi-boxing fine on the mac, alone. But I would prefer to multibox on two computers. So far, I have read that you cannot set up a network on a mac and a pc unless you download something that will recognize the other computer. These programs are not well supported and not is much is known about them. Is there anyone who knows anything about htis?

[Wilbur]

So far, I have read that you cannot set up a network on a mac and a pc unless you download something that will recognize the other computer. These programs are not well supported and not is much is known about them. Is there anyone who knows anything about htis?

As explained. You do not NEED setup a network between the two computers. They are accessing the internet via the same device, so they are already networked. You need to figure out their individual IPs, which you then need to input into Synergy.

This is Basic.

[maqz]

I use a mac and a windows pc. It works pretty well with synergy. As Wilbur says, your wireless network is perfectly fine for synergy and wow.

Anyway, here's what I have. Synergy on the windows pc is the patched broadcasting version found somewhere in this thread here ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=15'). It's configured with two screens (one for each computer), but no links. That way you can't use the mouse to jump between screens, but you get around the spinning bug. I find switching windows like that mostly annoying anyway.

Synergy on the mac is just the regular version. It's started with the following command: /Applications/synergy-1.3.1/synergyc -f 192.168.1.5 (where the last part is the ip address of the win pc).

If you want the mac as your main computer, you'll have to do it the other way around -patched broadcasting version on the mac and regular on windows.

I can't remember if I did anything else to get it working.