Are all IP phones switches, or are some of them bridges? The last question isn't yes/no - in particular, there are questions of how it affects your security stance on the network switches WRT port security and limiting MAC addresses per port.
Kurt On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:39, Phil Brutsche <[email protected]> wrote: > No to all 3 questions: the phone's switch is exactly that - a 2 port switch. > > Kurt Buff wrote: >> Questions, for which I don't have answers: >> >> If putting the phone between the PC and the network, does that mask >> the MAC address for the PC? >> >> Does it kill your ability to do WoL? >> >> How else might it interfere with your network management? >> >> Kurt >> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 07:25, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I am not a huge fan of converged networks, although I will acknowledge the >>> cost savings in many instances. >>> I have a situation where we were planning to keep the data traffic and voice >>> traffic separate, and all of a sudden (11th hour) that changed. >>> *If* you were going to lobby against converging a network for 30-50 people >>> on a floor that is being built out, what justification would you use? >>> -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
