On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, randall wrote:
>> Sure. My point was just that IF you only got one connection in the wall, >> its cheaper to get a switch than getting a phone with dual 1Gbit ports. >> >> Leif >> > OK, point taken. > > but i have 6xisdn2 and already 2x24 gigabit switches (will need to replace > one with a PoE version ) these connections include both desktops and current > phones. > > i was just hoping to cut back the amount of cabling with 50%, and when i > found out that most phones with 10/100/1000 connection cost about 250,- > euro's a piece instead of 90,- for a decent version with 10/100 it was a real > bummer, it would mean about doubling my budget. > I'm not sure you get it - he is saying you can eliminate the extra cable run to the desk, and place a small 5 port gigabit switch under the desk and drive both your PC and the phone from it. Total cost per desk - 90 + 17 euros. Significantly less than 250 euros for a dual gigabit port phone. No change to your switching infrastructure in your machine room. j -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
