Date: 06 Jul 2002 13:18:02 -0700 From: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stupid Mouse Question Message-ID: <86it3s391h.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207061047350.35332-100000@wonkity.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207061047350.35332-100000@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> writes:
| It seemed like a simple way to avoid fan noise would be to set up my new
| 4.6 system in the basement, and use long video, keyboard, and mouse
| cables. The distance is only about 25 feet, and the www.nti1.com video
| cable works great. So does the keyboard.
|
| But the mouse... [...] Next thing to try is to remove the PS/2 adapter on
| an Intellimouse and try a USB extension cable, but passive USB is only
| supposed to go 5 meters. So it may require active.
Actually, an active cable won't work, either, I'm sorry to say. The problem is
that that 4.5 meter limit only applies to high-speed devices; low-speed devices
are limited to three meters. With an active cable, I'd get intermittent mouse
support under FreeBSD, and my Mac OS X system would actually panic after a
while.
There is a solution: Chain some powered hubs with some 3m cables. For a
25-foot span, you could probably get away with two hubs:
Computer]----3m cable----[HUB]----3m cable----[HUB]----[mouse
|------------------|--------------------|------|
10' 10' 5'
This solution works very well for me---no more system panics, and rock-solid
mouse support.
Best of luck.
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