WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more

ABOUT WINDOW SWITCH

What it does. Window Switch is a tool which allows you to display running applications on other computers than the one you start them on. Once an application has been started via a winswitch server, it can be displayed on other machines running winswitch client, as

required.

WINDOW SWITCH

Uninstall If you have installed from source using setup.py install, there is no easy way of uninstalling without tracking all the files that were installed, which is a manual process.Sorry about that. This is not a limitation of Window Switch, but a known bug with distutils. Binary installations can be removed using your operating system's

package manager.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly

WINDOW SWITCH

Support. Full desktop mode is supported by most protocols, but some may be extremely more efficient than others in this mode of operation: NX and VNC should be the preferred choice here - use RDP on Windows platforms. A full remote desktop is generally less efficient than forwarding just the windows you need using seamless mode. WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

Allowing Applications Through the Firewall At the very least, you should allow Window-Switch through the firewall if you want other machines to be able to access it via the network.

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

WINDOW SWITCH

Features Window Switch can only use RDP to connect to a Microsoft Windows machine and forward the desktop to the client's display. Although there are other features and other servers, these are not supported at present. (Mostly due to unnecessary licensing restrictions which have nothing to

WINDOW SWITCH: MDNS

Window Switch uses multicast DNS (aka Zeroconf, mDNS, bonjour, ..) to advertise itself on local networks. This makes it possible to automatically connect to servers without any prior configuration. This feature can be disabled (both on server and client) if desired. To enable this feature, you may need to install extra packages - please

refer

WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Server. The server is generally started automatically when starting the client applet. The server can also be started manually by any user. (running as root is a work in progress and is not currently

supported)

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

Window Switch FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): answers for general problems, mDNS, alerts, warnings, requirements, setup, networking,

sessions, NX, ..

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION Server Connection Configuration. Servers on you local network should be automatically detected using mDNS. Use the information below to

create a connection

WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Server. The server is generally started automatically when starting the client applet. The server can also be started manually by any user. (running as root is a work in progress and is not currently

supported)

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

Window Switch FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): answers for general problems, mDNS, alerts, warnings, requirements, setup, networking,

sessions, NX, ..

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION Server Connection Configuration. Servers on you local network should be automatically detected using mDNS. Use the information below to

create a connection

WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

Uninstall If you have installed from source using setup.py install, there is no easy way of uninstalling without tracking all the files that were installed, which is a manual process.Sorry about that. This is not a limitation of Window Switch, but a known bug with distutils. Binary installations can be removed using your operating system's

package manager.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly

WINDOW SWITCH

Support. Full desktop mode is supported by most protocols, but some may be extremely more efficient than others in this mode of operation: NX and VNC should be the preferred choice here - use RDP on Windows platforms. A full remote desktop is generally less efficient than forwarding just the windows you need using seamless mode. WINDOW SWITCH: PROTOCOL Protocol. Window Switch uses a very simple line based message exchange for all communications between client and server. This makes it very easy to observe with the usual set of network packet capture tools, the clients and the server also support regular expressions which will log any messages (sent or received) that match it: simply start with the option --trace-protocol-message=RE WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop.

TRAC

Window Switch Bug Tracker and Wiki Registration. Due to the high level of trac spam, you must register to create new tickets. Sorry. It will

ask you

WINDOW SWITCH

Features Window Switch can only use RDP to connect to a Microsoft Windows machine and forward the desktop to the client's display. Although there are other features and other servers, these are not supported at present. (Mostly due to unnecessary licensing restrictions which have nothing to

WINDOW SWITCH

Window Switch RPM Downloads: instructions for downloading and installing window switch on you RPM based operating system using our

repository

WINDOW SWITCH

Step 0: Administrator privileges. All the instructions below must be run as root, so open a terminal and become root (and don't forget to exit the session when you're done with these instructions): . sudo su

-

WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating

ABOUT WINDOW SWITCH

What it does. Window Switch is a tool which allows you to display running applications on other computers than the one you start them on. Once an application has been started via a winswitch server, it can be displayed on other machines running winswitch client, as

required.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly WINDOW SWITCH IRC AND MAILING LISTS IRC #winswitch on irc.freenode.net. Feel free to join this channel at any time to see if someone there can help you. Please be aware of irc netiquette.. #winswitch on irc.winswitch.org was used previously and may still be used as backup should freenode be unavailable WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

Allowing Applications Through the Firewall At the very least, you should allow Window-Switch through the firewall if you want other machines to be able to access it via the network.

WINDOW SWITCH: MDNS

Window Switch uses multicast DNS (aka Zeroconf, mDNS, bonjour, ..) to advertise itself on local networks. This makes it possible to automatically connect to servers without any prior configuration. This feature can be disabled (both on server and client) if desired. To enable this feature, you may need to install extra packages - please

refer

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more #205 (WINSWITCH SERVER RESTARTS XPRA SESSION AND ADDS starting an xpra session manually and then remotely connecting to it with the winswitch cleint for Windows results in change of xpra session to use --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:, which is a "major security risk" (xpra(1)).. Reproduction steps: #160 (SSH KEY FAILURES: "INPUT STRINGS MUST BE A MULTIPLE This happens on some distributions that ship old versions of Python-Twisted (older than 10.x?) - the user will not be able to use their SSH key with Window Switch because of this.. This causes stacktraces like this one: 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok(#####,False) 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok((),False) cannot load private key 2011/08/09 17:41:05 Traceback (most WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating

ABOUT WINDOW SWITCH

What it does. Window Switch is a tool which allows you to display running applications on other computers than the one you start them on. Once an application has been started via a winswitch server, it can be displayed on other machines running winswitch client, as

required.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly WINDOW SWITCH IRC AND MAILING LISTS IRC #winswitch on irc.freenode.net. Feel free to join this channel at any time to see if someone there can help you. Please be aware of irc netiquette.. #winswitch on irc.winswitch.org was used previously and may still be used as backup should freenode be unavailable WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

Allowing Applications Through the Firewall At the very least, you should allow Window-Switch through the firewall if you want other machines to be able to access it via the network.

WINDOW SWITCH: MDNS

Window Switch uses multicast DNS (aka Zeroconf, mDNS, bonjour, ..) to advertise itself on local networks. This makes it possible to automatically connect to servers without any prior configuration. This feature can be disabled (both on server and client) if desired. To enable this feature, you may need to install extra packages - please

refer

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more #205 (WINSWITCH SERVER RESTARTS XPRA SESSION AND ADDS starting an xpra session manually and then remotely connecting to it with the winswitch cleint for Windows results in change of xpra session to use --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:, which is a "major security risk" (xpra(1)).. Reproduction steps: #160 (SSH KEY FAILURES: "INPUT STRINGS MUST BE A MULTIPLE This happens on some distributions that ship old versions of Python-Twisted (older than 10.x?) - the user will not be able to use their SSH key with Window Switch because of this.. This causes stacktraces like this one: 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok(#####,False) 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok((),False) cannot load private key 2011/08/09 17:41:05 Traceback (most WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information NX is a remote desktop protocol developped by nomachine.com. It dramatically improves the performance of the X display protocol by compressing and proxying messages. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. The core NX tools are available under open-source licenses. (GPL) Since NX uses the X Window system, running the NX server requires an operating

ABOUT WINDOW SWITCH

What it does. Window Switch is a tool which allows you to display running applications on other computers than the one you start them on. Once an application has been started via a winswitch server, it can be displayed on other machines running winswitch client, as

required.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly WINDOW SWITCH IRC AND MAILING LISTS IRC #winswitch on irc.freenode.net. Feel free to join this channel at any time to see if someone there can help you. Please be aware of irc netiquette.. #winswitch on irc.winswitch.org was used previously and may still be used as backup should freenode be unavailable WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

Allowing Applications Through the Firewall At the very least, you should allow Window-Switch through the firewall if you want other machines to be able to access it via the network.

WINDOW SWITCH: MDNS

Window Switch uses multicast DNS (aka Zeroconf, mDNS, bonjour, ..) to advertise itself on local networks. This makes it possible to automatically connect to servers without any prior configuration. This feature can be disabled (both on server and client) if desired. To enable this feature, you may need to install extra packages - please

refer

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more #205 (WINSWITCH SERVER RESTARTS XPRA SESSION AND ADDS starting an xpra session manually and then remotely connecting to it with the winswitch cleint for Windows results in change of xpra session to use --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:, which is a "major security risk" (xpra(1)).. Reproduction steps: #160 (SSH KEY FAILURES: "INPUT STRINGS MUST BE A MULTIPLE This happens on some distributions that ship old versions of Python-Twisted (older than 10.x?) - the user will not be able to use their SSH key with Window Switch because of this.. This causes stacktraces like this one: 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok(#####,False) 2011/08/09 17:41:05 ConchUserAuth.ok((),False) cannot load private key 2011/08/09 17:41:05 Traceback (most WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file WINDOW SWITCH HOMEABOUTDOWNLOADFAQDEVELOPMENTDOCUMENTATIONBUGS & WIKI Window Switch Home Page, home of the window switch software which allows you to display running applications on other computers

WINDOW SWITCH

Downloads Beta Releases. Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available). Source. The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for

WINDOW SWITCH

Documentation Index - links to all the window switch documentation pages: quick start guide, manual, protocol information, mailing list, irc, FAQ and debugging

WINDOW SWITCH HELP

Start The Application Once you have downloaded and installed Window Switch, it will simply show up in your operating system's start menu. After launching it (which happens automatically after installation on Windows), it will appear as an icon in your system tray, clicking on this tray icon will give you access to the menus and features.. This

what it looks like:

WINDOW SWITCH USAGE

Simply replace: Exec=command_name. With: Exec=wcw command_name. In the desktop shortcuts (generally located in /usr/share/applications ), this will start the command via winswitch if it is running, otherwise the command will be started normally. (in future versions, a tool will be provided to make it easier to manage this sort of configuration)

WINDOW SWITCH

Choosing a session type: this page compares the various types of sessions supported by window switch (NX, VNC, Xpra, SSH, RDP) to help you choose the one most suitable for your needs

WINDOW SWITCH FAQ

My Windows firewall gives me a warning about Window Switch. If you want to be able to access the local display from other computers, you must allow them to access the VNC port ( 5900) "RDP Session Failed. Cannot connect to , please ensure that the firewall is not blocking the 'Remote Desktop' port". You must tell you Firewall to allow access WINDOW SWITCH CONNECTION The quick connection configuration dialog can be used to quickly configure a new remote server. The parameters should be available from the administrator of that server: The Host is the IP address or hostname where the server is located. The Username is the name of your login account on that host. The Password is the password for this

login (on

WINDOW SWITCH

General Information Xpra is a seamless protocol for X windows. Click here to see how it compares to the other protocols. Xpra is open-source (available under the GPL). Since the Xpra server uses the X Window system, running the Xpra server requires an operating system supporting X11 windowing servers, therefore it does not run on Microsoft Windows. That does not preclude you from using the WINDOW SWITCH SERVER CONFIGURATION Window Switch Server Config: information about the server configuration file, including a sample annotated file

WINDOW SWITCH

Uninstall If you have installed from source using setup.py install, there is no easy way of uninstalling without tracking all the files that were installed, which is a manual process.Sorry about that. This is not a limitation of Window Switch, but a known bug with distutils. Binary installations can be removed using your operating system's

package manager.

ABOUT WINDOW SWITCH

What it does. Window Switch is a tool which allows you to display running applications on other computers than the one you start them on. Once an application has been started via a winswitch server, it can be displayed on other machines running winswitch client, as

required.

WINDOW SWITCH DEMO VIDEO Window Switch - Video showing two computers side by side exchanging running applications seamlessly

WINDOW SWITCH

Support. Full desktop mode is supported by most protocols, but some may be extremely more efficient than others in this mode of operation: NX and VNC should be the preferred choice here - use RDP on Windows platforms. A full remote desktop is generally less efficient than forwarding just the windows you need using seamless mode. WINDOW SWITCH: PROTOCOL Protocol. Window Switch uses a very simple line based message exchange for all communications between client and server. This makes it very easy to observe with the usual set of network packet capture tools, the clients and the server also support regular expressions which will log any messages (sent or received) that match it: simply start with the option --trace-protocol-message=RE WINDOW SWITCH FEATURES What is it? Shadowing, also known as "cloning", is the ability to view, and optionally interact, with an existing session or local display. Two users sitting at different computers can interact together with the same application, shown in two (or even more)

places.

TRAC - WINSWITCH.ORG Registration ¶. Due to the high level of trac spam, you must register to create new tickets. Sorry. It will ask you to provide an email address to verify your account. In case you lose the link, the verification page is here. Note: if you do not get the email within 5 minutes, check you spam folder.. If you still can't get through, get

in touch.

WINDOW SWITCH: MDNS

Window Switch uses multicast DNS (aka Zeroconf, mDNS, bonjour, ..) to advertise itself on local networks. This makes it possible to automatically connect to servers without any prior configuration. This feature can be disabled (both on server and client) if desired. To enable this feature, you may need to install extra packages - please

refer

WINDOW SWITCH

Seamless mode. Seamless mode is the ability to launch an application remotely and have it forwarded to your local display. In this mode, only the windows belonging to this application will be forwarded and displayed seamlessly on your desktop. It is generally much more

WINDOW SWITCH

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