I don't know how all IP Phones work, but the Shortel line basically has an internal switch inside the phone. The switch inside the Shoretel phones are automatically designed to prioritize VoIP traffic to the phone, potentially overriding data going to a device placed on the other port on the phone. But this is the same as QOS you would do on uplinking switches.
We usually do not have our PCs plugged "in-line" like this, because resetting the phone (Hard or soft reset) will cause an interruption of the network to the connected PC. Again, that's true of Shoretel phones, so that may not be true with other vendors. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:35:25 -0800 Subject: Re: Pros & Cons of Converged Networks (Voice / Data) > 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/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
