[asterisk-users] "Magic SIP Phone"

[Michael Graves]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:08:55 -0500, Cary Fitch wrote:

>Does anyone know of a phone product that:
> 
>1. Would plug into a DHCP IP port and get an address. (i.e. Cable modem)
>
>2. Has a second Ethernet port and would bridge that address (perhaps pseudo
>DHCP so that following computer would be unaware of subterfuge.)
>
>3. Would be a SIP phone doing the "usual things", "stealing ports" as needed
>from the IP and forwarding other traffic to the following computer.
>
>Perhaps a phone with a built in router would accomplish the same thing, and
>allow multiple following computers.
>
>Anyone know of any such product.  The intent is to have a decent phone that
>when plugged in between a cable modem and a computer would provide VOIP
>without a bunch of boxes and cables.

There was a phone the was kinda idea in this manner, the Zultys
4x4...but it's no longer available. It had a built-in 4 port switch and
router. It was also POE capable. It ran embedded Linux. It was very
cool when you needed a single-device networking solution. A frien of
mine used then with a travel agency where all the agents worked from
home.

They were very cool in a convergence sense, but in the end not the
greatest phones IMHO.

Michael
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