Thanks all for the responses! I'll probably take a look at those Netgear or D-Link switches and see what I can get. I just got a 16 port switch, but then forgot to look for something with some PoE ports in it.... oops!
Anyone tried the Cisco's on a non-Cisco PoE switch? That's the one I'm most worried about. Leif. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Drew Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just over a year ago we tried the Linksys SRW208P, 8 10/100 PoE + 2 GB > ports . Although it worked and had a web interface, sitting near it was > like sitting near a Boeing 747 with all engines running. You would need > a sound-proof room for this one! > > Next we tried the the Netgear FS116P, 16 10/100 ports with of them > powered. Dumb switch, no management, no fans, powers up to 8 phones, > cheap and all are still working fine a year later. Recommended. > > regards, > > Drew > > > > > Leif Madsen wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a few sets of phones on my desk that I use for work... these > include: > > > > * Linksys SPA-942 > > * Mitel 5220 > > * Cisco 7960 > > * Polycom IP430 > > * Polycom IP501 > > > > As you can imagine, my home office has a lot of cables under my desk > > using up a lot of power sockets that I'd like to clean up. > > > > I don't need anything with a LOT of ports (looks like I need someting > > with 6-8 ports PoE), but my concern is that different kinds of phones > > I have. Based on my phone setup above, is there a relatively > > inexpensive PoE switch that I can use to get rid of some of these > > cords and clean up my home office? > > > > > -- Leif Madsen. http://www.leifmadsen.com http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
