[ale] Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

[Tom]

I use two Logitech cordless keyboard/mouse combinations within six feet
of each oterh all day.  Love them.  One has been running in daily use
over a year.  

Logitech supplies special software to run them, but you do not need it
unless you want the fancy keys to do their fancy things.  As a standard
keyboard and mouse, they work just fine.  For Linux you do not need any
special drivers or other software.  I am typing this on an SuSE 8.1
machine, and have a RedHat 6.1 machine and several Windows machines on
the same keyboard (via a Belkin switchbox, which is the only source of
trouble in the system). Works like a charm on all of the boxes. 

I am running an 802.11a network in the same room, and I have noticed a
slightly decreased range of the keyboard and mouse.  I have no idea why,
as the network runs at 5.2 GHz and the mouse and keyboard at 27 MHz.

I have also given several Logitech wireless mice and mouse/keyboard
combinations to my kids, who abuse the heck out of them but they keep in
ticking just fine.

I recently retired a very old (maybe the first) Logitech wireless
keyboard.  It still works, but I replaced it with the keyboard/mouse
combo.  It received hard use for years without so much as a hickup. Some
day I will plug it back into something and I am sure it will work like a
champ.

Tom

On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 00:45, Robert Coggins wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I was at the store tonight looking at a wireless keyboard and mouse. I
> got to start thinking about it.  
> 
> First, are these devices controlled with their own embedded software? 
> Or, do they need drivers installed.  If they need it installed, are they
> widely available for linux?
> 
> Second, I have a wireless network.  Has there been any experience with
> the two interfering with each other?  I would think they use different
> frequencies but I am not sure.
> 
> Thanks!
> Rob
> 
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