Short answer: Synergy only clones intra-computer, not intra-window (to my knowledge). Read on for more detail.

This may be more info than you need, but it should cover every possibility.

I just went through the whole setup process, with the added complexity of a mixed Mac and PC environment.

Keep in mind that a 5-boxes with 5 PCs only needs to multicast between PCs since each machine willl have WoW as the only program needing inputs. A 5-boxer using 1 machine only needs to multicast beetween WoW windows since all instances of WoW are local. I have 3 WoWs running on one machine (the Mac) and 2 runing on another (the PC). From what I understand Key Clone can handle intra-window and intra-computer multicasting, but since I have my lovely Mac, I can't use it. This is why I needed such a complex setup. I am sharing it since other people may come across the same issues. Futhermore, a multi-Mac environment would need the dual software solution I use on the Mac since Key Clone is not an option.

Note: if I made it harder than necessary and someone has software to suggest to make my life easier, I'm all ears!



Here is what I did:

The Mac runs:

1) ClonedKeys (This allows for keypresses on the Mac to be multicast to 3 of my WoW windows)

2) Synergy for Mac with Broadcast (This allows me to share the Mac's Keyboard and mouse with the PC) Note: The default toggle is the tilde (~) to turn key broadcasting to the PC on/off.

The PC runs:

1) Key Clone (This allows for keypresses transmitted from the Mac to the PC to be multicast to the 2 WoW windows)

2) Synergy for PC with Broadcast (This is setup as the client so that keyboard input and mouse movement are received from the Mac)



So when I press a key on the Mac this happens:

a) It goes to the 3 instances of WoW on the Mac (clonedkeys)

b) It goes to the PC (synergy w/broadcast)

c) It goes to the 2 WoW instances on the PC (key clone)

I hope this helps.