All of these suggestions are interesting and valuable.  A "smart" switch
box seems to be the consensus answer.  But...

I was thinking a software/script/driver solution should be possible.  Like
a script to unload and reload the mouse device driver or some such.

I guess it will be a good learning excersize to continue eliminating my
newbie-ness...

Alan

>-> From: Alan Dayley [mailto:adtron.com@snappy.wiredglobal.com]
>-> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:27 AM
>-> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>-> Subject: Switch box and mouse
>-> 
>-> 
>-> 
>-> I have a monitor, keyboard and mouse switch box.  I can 
>-> switch these three
>-> devices between two computers.  It is just a completely 
>-> manual switch with
>-> no intelligence or electronics.
>-> 
>-> I figured I could use it to switch between my Win and RH 6.2 
>-> Linux boxes.
>-> It switches but when I switch back to the Linux box, the 
>-> mouse movement is
>-> hosed.  The cursor just goes everywhere with the slightest 
>-> of mouse motion.
>-> 
>-> Any ways to prevent this?  (I have done no research 
>-> what-so-ever on this
>-> problem.  I thought I would ask before I do any work.  Heh...)
>-> 
>-> Alan

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