In message: <17341.65102.980006.14057 at canoe.dclg.ca> David Gilbert <dgilbert at dclg.ca> writes: : Maybe what we need is 'usbcontrol' ... allowing us to reset (or at : least reset the OSs idea of) one usb device. I've wanted a generic way to send messages to busses about children and to devices. PC Card and CardBus could use that for power down as well.. Warner