one bluetooth mouse 2 computers

[mikeyredk]

I have a mx900 but i have 2 computers. whenever my sister borrows the mouse i have to reset both computers and the mouse to get the mouse to work with my computer. anyway around it? its annoying

 

[noel4r]

cant you just turn off bluetooth from the computer that's not being used?

 

[mikeyredk]

cant you just turn off bluetooth from the computer that's not being used?

nope... the machine is in sleep mode

 

[jsw]

See, the problem is that most people want to be able to have a BT mouse/computer pair next to another BT mouse/computer pair without the mice or the computers getting confused. As a result, BT forces one-to-one devices like mice to be uniquely paired to one and only one system. When you move it to another system, it loses the pairing with the first one.

So, AFAIK, you'll need to keep resetting it. However, as you probably know, the easiest way to do so is to keep the BT status in the menu bar (System Preferences...->Bluetooth->Settings->"Show Bluetooth status in the menu bar").

Once that's set up, then, for each time you need to reset the mouse, in the menu bar, click on the BT icon and go to "Set Up Bluetooth Device...". It should only take a few seconds to set up your mouse - and locking it to one computer should stop it from talking to the other.

At least, in theory this should work... I have BT, but don't have a BT mouse (use it with cell phone and keyboard only).

 

[mikeyredk]

right now the mouse isn't being seen by the computer at all. batteries are in and i reset the mouse and restarted the machine nothing.

 

[jsw]

But did you do as I mentioned above and set it up again? You'll need to do it either with the BT menu icon (described above) or the BT prefs pane (Devices tab, "Pair New Device").

Maybe you already did this, and something else isn't working - but you shouldn't have to reboot the computer!

 

[mikeyredk]

right now i got it working with base-station that came with the machine. but i would like to work with the internal one.

edit

nope it didn't work

 

[jsw]

Sorry, then, I'm out of my league. I have no idea how the mouse would handle two BT signals, or even how the Mac handles its own plus the mouse's base signal.

Not to be utterly stupid, but can the base be shut off, then can the mouse be paired with the Mac? I'm assuming the BT circuitry within the mouse could pair directly with the Mac, but maybe not. Sorry, I just don't know.

 

[jsw]

This is what you have, right?

Not that it helps... just wanted to confirm.

BTW, the site I found had this to say:

The MX900 does not officially support Mac OS and so Logitech does not include any software to use with a Mac computer. But since Bluetooth is a universal standard like USB, you can still use the mouse with your Mac if it has Bluetooth functionality built-in. For example, if you’ve bought a new PowerBook that has Bluetooth built-in, you can use the mouse with the laptop without plugging any adapter into the USB port and still experience true wireless freedom.

which suggests that maybe you shouldn't plug in the USB port, even if you power the base.

 

[mikeyredk]

it finally worked after 30 minutes of play

 

[jsw]

What did you have to do? It might be helpful to post, since others might have this problem, and they could look here for the solution!

 

[mikeyredk]

i grabbed my sisters computer and opened the system prefs and delete the keychain pass than, shut down the computer

 

[superbovine]

well, i'd just tell my sister to buy her own.