Jim Dibb wrote: > But which switches/routers actually supply power that way?
More and more every day. It is the coming thing, as you more than save a wire, you have one less thing to worry about. > guess it's convenient, but with so many upgrading powersupplies, how > many would really downgrade to the power that would come over an > ethernet cable from some random switch? No audiophile would use it, but it is really convenient. > This whole thing brings up an interesting thing from my office. When > they put in wiring for wireless access points, they put 2 ethernet jacks > next to each AP. I figured one was for the signal, and they were goind > to run power through the other one. But when they were done, each one > only had a single wire. This is clearly the technology used. There are four spare pairs in most CAT5/6 systems. Reducing part counts is a big deal for manufacturers. While the hated wall wart is cheap, it is far cheaper to not have it at all. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
