On 01/15/10 17:54, randall wrote: > hi all, > > i noticed that a lot of VOIP phones have a double network interface > allowing you to use only 1 LAN cable for both the phone and your > desktop, a really nice feature that can save a lot of cable, but most > are 10/100 connections while i have a gigabit network. Off course there > are phones available with a Gigabit connection but these are at least 3 > to 4 times as expensive. > > another option would be to have both desktop and voip phone each a > dedicated line ( basically having 2 seperate networks ), already have > these in place from the old/current situation but i was hoping to clear > some cables. > > does anybody know of another solution to this or is my conclusion above > simply all the choice there is? > >
You've hit the nail on the head. A VoIP phone with two network ports is probably best thought of as a two port switch. Like any switch, if you connect a gigabit NIC to a 10/100 switch, you'll end up with a 100 megabit connection. The only way to get a gigabit connection to your PC is via a phone that has gigabit ports, or have a separate cable back to the switch. Best practice is usually to segregate phone and PC networks anyway - it helps avoid degradation of VoIP quality when the LAN becomes heavily loaded. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
