On 01/15/2010 12:41 PM, Rob Hillis wrote: > 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. > > i'll folow the best practice then in that case.
thanks for the confirmation Rob, Randall -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
