[Asterisk-Users] [OT] PoE switch question (Netgear FSM7326P works with Cisco)

[Greg Boehnlein]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:

> So, I ask again: given the choice between a sub-$100 16-port full-duplex 
> 100Mb switch and external power supplies, and an over-$1000 12-port 
> switch with internal power supply, which do you think is a better value 
> for a small LAN? I can buy $20 3Com PoE bricks and hook them all up to a 
> UPS for a lot less than $900, with the downside being that it will be 
> ugly to look at (and the bricks aren't "real" PoE, but they are close 
> enough for VOIP phones).

Well, that depends how important it is to have phone service during a 
power outage, and what their UPS budget is! ;) When you add another $55 / 
workstation for individual UPS units just to ensure the phones work, 
rather than centralizing that and getting a big-ass central UPS for the 
entire system, the numbers even out a bit more! ;)

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