[PLUG] Wireless keyboards

[Michael Barnes]

Thanks, Russell. That's kind of what I was afraid of. Thought there might
be something easier that rote trial and error.

Michael


On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> USB is hotplug, so you don't need to reboot.  What I would do would be
> to get your dongles and your keyboards and mice and lay them all out.
> Make sure the keyboards and mice have fresh batteries.  Plug the
> dongles in one at a time and then try all the devices (press a key,
> wiggle the mouse) until you find the one that is interacting, then
> take out the dongle and put it with that thing (or label them, or
> whatever association you prefer).
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Over time, I have collected a variety of wireless keyboards and mice.
> Some
> > are used infrequently, like with Raspberry Pis. Now, I find a box with
> > several keyboards, several mice, and several little dongles. Is there any
> > way to determine which goes with which? Other than lots of trial and
> error
> > plugging them in, rebooting, etc?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael
>