I'm fairly new to dual-boxing, and so far the easiest to set up and get running program I've found is Octopus. I followed several of the guides and eventually got things working, and it was awesome.

However for some reason more often than not, the mouse locks up when I try to slide it over to my other PC. It just.. sticks to the 'shared side' of the other pc, so it actually makes it.. But then wont move, and I have to shut off octopus to get my mouse back. I've searched for posts regarding this particular issue and come up more or less empty-handed, and yes I realize Octopus is no longer being updated..

I was just wondering if anyone who's had any experience with this particular issue had any insight they'd be willing to share, or perhaps some advice as to an alternative (free) software solution.

Thanks guys.