On 10/8/07, Brad Beyenhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/08/2007 04:53 PM, Darrel Lawrence wrote:
> > Brad Beyenhof wrote:
> >> Darrel Lawrence wrote:
> >>> Is there a simple or obvious fix for this problem that I have missed?
> >>> How do you use multiple wireless mice in an office environment where
> >>> pc's are in close proximity?
> >>
> >> Are the wireless mice IR or Bluetooth? If Bluetooth, it's a simple
> >> matter to pair each mouse only with the machine it will be
> >> controlling. If it's infrared, depending on the manufacturer you might
> >> be able to similarly "pair" each mouse with its respective USB base
> >> station. However, though I've run an IR wireless mouse before, I
> >> haven't had two in close proximity so I couldn't give a definitive
> >> answer.
> >
> > The mouse is USB that I have plugged into the PS/2 port.
>
> If it's the kind that has a "base station" (probably with blinking red
> lights) hooked up to the computer, then the mouse communicates
> wirelessly to the base station, that's infrared.
>
> If it's a Logitech muse, I think there's a button on the base labeled
> "Connect" or something similar that you need to push, then you press a
> small recessed button on the mouse itself-- probably one of those that
> you need a paper clip to access.
>
> It depends on the features of the individual mice whether or not two
> will be able to operate near each other without causing interference.
>
There are one or two other possibilities for wireless mouse
communications. The older one is 27MHz RF, the newer one shares the
2.4GHz band with 802.11b networking and microwave ovens, etc.
carl
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