And that's what I was getting at - Andrew is looking for pros and cons, and these kinds of questions need to be answered in each environment, because each one is unique, especially WRT policies and procedures, and equipment already in hand.
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:05, Phil Brutsche <[email protected]> wrote: > All IP phones I've ever seen are switches. That doesn't mean there > aren't any that are hubs aka bridges, of course... > > I was thinking in terms of PC management ;) For the things you're > talking about... it's just like any other switch. You will see at a > minimum 2 MACs per port - one for the PC, one for the phone. Whether you > see more than that and what you do about it depends on your users and > your policies. > > Kurt Buff wrote: >> 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. > > -- > > 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/> ~
