Ron Blizzard wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Brian Mathis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Not connected to the Internet", and "not connected to a LAN" are very
>> different things. I doubt VOIP would work if the server was not
>> connected to a LAN. There could be quite a few things on the LAN,
>> depending on it's size, such as viruses, malware, and even users doing
>> scans of the network. Don't assume that "out there" is insecure, and
>> "in here" is secure. That's one of the biggest mistakes to make when
>> creating a secure environment.
>
> You're right. I was thinking like a phone tech -- that the VOIP
> system's wiring was still separate from the regular LAN.
But even with old-school phone switches, your support contract would
require software updates at regular intervals and unless you had
redundant hot-failover equipment, that would involve scheduled downtime.
--
Les Mikesell
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