[Wylug-discuss] Many Wireless Mice/Keyboards in the same room

[Cross, Roland]

Hi Dave. Why not just use i/o devices with wires. What do you gain by being wireless?

Roland Cross
Technology Projects Consultant
Leeds Metropolitan University
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-----Original Message-----
From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk [mailto:wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Fisher
Sent: 30 September 2011 10:32
To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
Subject: [Wylug-discuss] Many Wireless Mice/Keyboards in the same room

Ok, not a specifically Linux question, but I guess I'm more likely to get a useful answer here than on many web forums.

I was thinking about putting together a portable training lab (a bunch of netbooks in a bag) and avoiding cables seemed like the way to go.

Then I thought about the potential problem of one student's input device driving another students PC.

Obviously not a problem with paired bluetooth devices, but I've been pretty unhappy with the performance of most bluetooth input devices I've used (OTOH I've been quite surprised by the quality of bluetooth sound devices).

So, what about non-bluetooth wireless mice, etc.?

Are their usb dongles tied to a specific mouse, or if I have a roomful of Logitech wireless mice, will every student end up driving their neighbours' machines?

Dave

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