A solution to this very problem has already been discussed... in fact... in this very thread!
There are several options (much better than plugging your PC into the phone I might add) one being to buy a small desktop switch... Another would be to install a switching wall plate like those from Cisco or 3com... Another would be to think ahead and install another wall jack if your company might now or in the future use IP telephony... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Listmail Acct" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] New $89 VOIP phone > > Why is everyone stuck on the ethernet port (or lack thereof)? That's like > > the least important feature of the phone! Besides the switches built into > > many of these multiport phones are probably RealTek chipsets or worse > > anyway... You couldn't pay me to plug my ethernet card into one of > > those... > > Most people don't have have an extra ethernet port at their desk for the > phone, and pulling another cable to every station sucks. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
