The only phone that I know of that has a 10/100/1000 switch in it is the Cisco 7971G-GE:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/products_data_sheet0900a ecd801c5c4a.html It is one heck of a phone, but the price is relatively astronomical (list price is roughly $1100 each). - Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Pastore Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:33 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Systems Admin; Telecom Newbie - What do I need? On Jul 14, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Adam Goryachev wrote: > Use a phone like the polycom IP301/501/600 which has a built-in 2 port > 10/100 switch. ie, take the existing cable and plug it into the phone, > then take a second cable, connect one end to the phone, and the > other to > your PC. No need for any additional major investment.... Independent of my telephony overhaul, I am planning on migrating my network to gigabit to speed up some core file services (we do a lot of server-based computing). Are there phones with a gigabit switch in them? :) Or, kludgy though it seems to me, is it realistic to suggest buying an el-cheapo unmanaged gigabit switch for every office? Looks like I could get away with $50 per node... http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=652855 From a network admin's perspective, that seems to me like asking for trouble. But routing packets really isn't my specialty, so I don't know if it would really cause any problems. > Well, there might be some way you could add a PRI connection from > asterisk to your comdial system, then configure your comdial system so > that all 'special' service numbers, and external calls are routed to > asterisk... Then there is probably a big battle to try and configure > everything to forward to the right system to support all the features > you want from asterisk etc.. (ie, there must be a reason you are > thinking of replacing the existing system?). Yeah, our ComDial DXP is 1980s technology, has been discontinued for years, and most service techs won't even touch it (let alone be able to find parts for it). The idea is to get rid of it, not keep it lingering. But the phones themselves sure are nice.... _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
