[Asterisk-Users] Problem with Cisco phone

[Andy Hamilton]

> My Cisco 7960g SIP phones share an annoying "feature": Anything I plug into
> their 2nd Ethernet or PC port loses connection every thirty seconds or so. I
> did a ping -t and can see regular drops. I do not have access to Cisco's
> tech support archives. I am pretty sure that this is a simple configuration
> problem. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

It certainly doesn't sound like a feature :)

Make sure that the port is configured for a PC and not a hub.
I don't have a 7960 to check this on, but I know that there is a way
to set the behavior of that port. Methinks it is near the end of the
options under "Network Settings."

-a