[Asterisk-Users] POE hub

[Rich Adamson]

> >>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.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >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.
> >  
> >
> 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.

Yes, one can still buy new hubs. We typically use them in conjunction
with Sniffer or Ethereal when clients don't have a switch with port
mirroring cabilities. But, I'd suspect the OP really meant a switch.