> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > > > So, I ask again: given the choice between a sub-$100 16-port full-duplex > > 100Mb switch and external power supplies, and an over-$1000 12-port > > switch with internal power supply, which do you think is a better value > > for a small LAN? I can buy $20 3Com PoE bricks and hook them all up to a > > UPS for a lot less than $900, with the downside being that it will be > > ugly to look at (and the bricks aren't "real" PoE, but they are close > > enough for VOIP phones). > > Well, that depends how important it is to have phone service during a > power outage, and what their UPS budget is! ;) When you add another $55 / > workstation for individual UPS units just to ensure the phones work, > rather than centralizing that and getting a big-ass central UPS for the > entire system, the numbers even out a bit more! ;)
I think he was talking about using external PoE injectors located by the hub, so there would be no need for anything other than a big-ass central UPS. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples. _______________________________________________ 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
