[Asterisk-Users] POE hub

[Steve Underwood]

Rich Adamson wrote:

>>I need to connect up to sixteen phones per building, I can use a cheap hub,
>>but POE would be useful. Is there a cheap POE hub available? Everything I
>>have seen has been expensive.
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>Hope you really meant a cheap switch... you don't want to use hubs
>of any sort in the asterisk environment since hubs are limited to
>half-duplex ethernet connections.
>
>Check the NetGear stuff. I believe someone indicated they are selling a
>poe switch for something like $400.
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Can you actually buy hubs these days? With an 8 port switch costing $25, 
there doesn't seem much of a niche opportunity for a cheaper option.

Regards,
Steve