Apple Wireless mouse - reconnecting after sleep

Is there anything I missed to do that automatically ie reconnecting the mouse?
Marc Heusser wrote on :

wondering what I missed: my wireless mouse and keyboard (both from Apple) work well with my 17" PB. (using encrypted transmission) One annoying difference is that my keyboard connects automatically after a few seconds when I switch it on. This does not happen with the mouse. This is most annoying when the computer goes to sleep. I usually can connect the mouse by using Browse devices from the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar (hitting Browse, after a while it responds with device does not have necessary services, but the mouse works afterwards).

Is there anything I missed to do that automatically ie reconnecting the mouse?

TIA

Marc

Dave Seaman replied on :

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:39:25 +0200, Marc Heusser wrote:

wondering what I missed: my wireless mouse and keyboard (both from Apple) work well with my 17" PB. (using encrypted transmission) One annoying difference is that my keyboard connects automatically after a few seconds when I switch it on. This does not happen with the mouse. This is most annoying when the computer goes to sleep. I usually can connect the mouse by using Browse devices from the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar (hitting Browse, after a while it responds with device does not have necessary services, but the mouse works afterwards).

Is there anything I missed to do that automatically ie reconnecting the mouse?

I find that pressing on the mouse's on/off switch (which causes it to start flashing) almost always results in a reconnection.