[larrytheguy]

When I transfer/share files from one computer to another on my network, my mouse gets extremely slow during the transfer process.If I transfer a file,upon completion of the transfer my mouse will return to normal. If I interrupt or cancel the file transfer, then my mouse has to reconnect.My question would be, is it possible that these things are sharing the same resources, MAC addresses, or something of that nature? and if so,how could I find out and change them? Or am I looking in the wrong direction all together? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
OK, now for the specs.
One of the computers is a Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX270 running Windows XP Professional with service pack 3 and is generally the host computer. My other computer I built myself:
OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7600-64bit
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor Main Circuit Board 1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: Intel Corporation DG965RY
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. MQ96510J.86A.1761.2009.0326.0001 03/26/2009
Memory Size:3054 MB Type DDR2-SDRAM
Drives 240.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
129.71 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
WDC WD1600JS-00NCB1 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 1, SMART Status: Healthy
My network is at home on a Belkin F5D8236-4 v2 wireless N Router with(or without,depending on the game and number of players) a Linksys WUSB100 RangePlus Wireless Network USB Adapter and this problem occurs with both computers connected via wireless or with both computers connected via LAN. Both computers have a Static I.P. in either configuration.
The mouse in question is a Logitech MX 1000 Laser mouse for Bluetooth.Along with a Logitech MX 5000 keyboard,these are the only bluetooth devices that I have. If more info is needed please just ask. Thanks in advance for any help that is given.And Thanks to Raybro for helping me with my power supply problem back in August, I took his advice an upgraded to a higher wattage PSU definitely worth the money!

[JohnWill]

Well, BlueTooth uses the same 2.4ghz frequency spectrum as WiFi, so changing channels on the router would be one good move.

[larrytheguy]

My Wireless Channel is 6. My extension channel is set to 2. So, I should change the extension channel? I may have forgot to mention that I am below the learning curve when it comes to networking.I appreciate all the help that I can get on this subject.

[JohnWill]

The best channels for the US are channels 1, 6, 11, depending on what other wireless networks are in the area.


Download and run this Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector, paste a screen shot of the main screen here.


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[larrytheguy]

I changed both channels,but I am not sure if is a wireless problem. The same thing happens when I have both computers connected directly to the router via LAN. Thanks for your patience.

[JohnWill]

This may be totally unrelated to the wireless, though I can't imagine how a file transfer would be affecting the mouse.

[TerryNet]

On which computer is the mouse issue? The GX270 could be struggling to do the file reads or writes, slowing everything down. The CPU speed and cache, memory size and speed, and disk read/write speed all come into play here.

[larrytheguy]

The mouse issue is on the desktop computer that I built. I thought it might have been a lack of resources, but I have a desktop gadget that allows me to monitor the RAM and it hardly uses any RAM or CPU when transferring files.

[larrytheguy]

Just curious. Could it be that they are both using the same address or something along that line? If so, how could I find out?

[TerryNet]

... same address or something along that line?

"same" made me think of something. Maybe an Interrupt conflict. In Device Manager right click on your mouse - Properties - Resources tab - see what the IRQ number is and if it says there are any conflicts. Repeat for whichever network adapter is currently being used.

[larrytheguy]

I'm not sure how to do that in Windows 7. I can get to the device manager but I am not clear on how to find the IRQ and Windows 7 doesn't offer a resource tab. I do notice that my keyboard is listed twice and my mouse has a double entry as well. One entry list it as a HID-compliant mouse and the other list it as MX 1000 Bluetooth Laser Mouse. It isn't showing any caution flag next to it.

[JohnWill]

On the Details tab there are a lot of different categories, but I don't see the IRQ number there either for mine...

[TerryNet]

I don't have a Resource tab for my wireless mouse either. Wonder how that guy came up with such a dumb idea?

Answer: I'm pretty sure I was using a USB mouse at the time. Just assumed they'd all be the same. Sorry for the wild goose chase.

[JohnWill]

Mine is a USB mouse.

[larrytheguy]

That's okay, At least you are helping me. I also noticed that in device manager I have a caution flag beside PCI Simple Communications Controller. I tried to update the driver, but windows could not find one. I have no idea how to find out what it is either. The hardware ID for it is PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29A4&SUBSYS_514D8086&REV_02. Could this be the problem? If not I will have to start another post for that one...haha.