From f8240d97be6b43648159b90bed014efac3711e34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: crs Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 21:36:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a FAQ entry for client being rejected. User probably didn't start the server or told the client the wrong server host name. --- FAQ | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 81dde7ba..efdda31c 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Synergy Frequently Asked Questions Questions --------- 1. Why doesn't ctrl+alt+del work on secondary screens? -2. Can the server and client be on different operating systems? +2. Can the server and client be using different operating systems? 3. What's the difference between synergy and x2x, x2vnc, etc? 4. What does "Cannot initialize hook library" mean? 5. What security/encryption does synergy provide? @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Questions 8. Can synergy share the display in addition to the mouse and keyboard? 9. Can synergy do drag and drop between computers? 10. Do AltGr or Mode-Switch work? -11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform X? +11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ? +12. My client can't connect. What's wrong? Answers @@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ Answers Future versions may add support for or some equivalent to ctrl+alt+del. -2. Can the server and client be on different operating systems? +2. Can the server and client be using different operating systems? Yes. The synergy network protocol is platform neutral so synergy doesn't care what operating systems are running on @@ -116,10 +117,21 @@ Answers on Windows and are having trouble with Ctrl+Alt_L = AltGr, try using the right Alt key as AltGr instead. -11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform X? +11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ? - Probably because the developers don't have access to platform X - and/or are unfamiliar with development on X. Also, synergy has + Probably because the developers don't have access to platform XYZ + and/or are unfamiliar with development on XYZ. Also, synergy has inherently non-portable aspects so there's a not insignificant effort involved in porting. +12. My client can't connect. What's wrong? + + A common mistake when starting the client is to give the wrong + server host name. The last synergyc command line option (Unix) + or the "Server Host Name" edit field (Windows) should be the + host name (or IP address) of the server *not* the client's host + name. If you get the error "connection failed: cannot connect + socket" followed by "the attempt to connect was forcefully + rejected" or "connection refused" then the server isn't started, + can't bind the address, or the client is connecting to the wrong + host name/address or port.