Restarting USB?

[Dave M]

I am using ubuntu v6.06. I have not re-booted in three weeks. After a 
couple of weeks the USB support quit working. No USB printer or USB disks. 
This seems to be a repeatable problem. After a week or two my system 
performance begins to degrade and the USB support quits working. If I 
re-boot the problems go away. I dont know enough about how USB devices are 
handled to know how to approach this. Is there a way to restart USB support 
without having to re-boot?

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Dave M
Davem (at) Mich (dot) Com
Ann Arbor, Mich. USA

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