[BC] computer question

[DANA PUOPOLO]

USB is usually limited to 15 feet of so without a repeater.

-D


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Received: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:52:44 AM PDT
From: "D. Little" <DL-Little at wiu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [BC] computer question

Could you use a USB mouse?

That wouldn't answer the question "why", but maybe you could get it working.


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Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] computer question


>I suppose if you get truly desperate, you could use an old serial mouse and
> extension cord.
>
> -D
>
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> From: Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [BC] computer question
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> Belkin does not cut it, you need a REAL extension.  Been there, done that.
>
> OR
>
> as I said earlier and others have said, get a KVM extender.
>
> R
>
>
> jvodenik wrote:
>
>>Hi Jeff, yes, the 2 computers are exactly the same, except for the
>>operating systems.  I also tried a plain old PS2 mouse, no optical,
>>nothing but a mouse.  It will work when plugged into the computer
>>directly.  It also works on the other computer, matter of fact, it is
>>the one we use all the time.  There is no KMV switch in this system,
>>just the cable connectors.  The extention cables are made by Belkin (?),
>>so they should be good qquality.
>>
>>John
>>Subject: Re: [BC] computer question
>>
>>Hello John,
>>
>>It appears that the motherboard of the no-op computer does not like the
>>extra reactance of the long extension. It is an identical m'board to the
>>
>>one that works??
>>
>>Are you using an optical mouse? Perhaps the extra current draw of the
>>LEDs
>>is making things unhappy. Is there a KVM switch involved??
>>
>>I'd try a ball mouse on a premium extension cable.
>>
>>Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com,CSRE
>>RFPROOF.COM
>>
>>
>>
>>>The router can be controlled from the rack mounted mouse/keyboard, and
>>>with a "real" mouse plugged in.
>>>I can't make the final connections until I can operate the system from
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>operator's console.
>>>I need to remove the audio lines from the old 3-M system and move them
>>>
>>>
>>to
>>
>>
>>>the SAS 32KD system.
>>>
>>>Anywho..thanks for any and all help.
>>>
>>>John @ VOA / Delano
>>>
>>>
>>
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