[asterisk-users] 10/100 voip phones and gigabit connection

[Cary Fitch]

If the phone is first, then it slightly limits the PC and rebooting the
phone causes loss of contact with the PC.

If the PC is first you have to have dual ports on it (a few bucks of
hardware, plus configuration costs), then rebooting the PC causes the phone
to loose contact with the world.  Not good if you are on the phone and need
to reboot.

Two separate feeds would work best, but cost more.  Dual wall jacks with
"green-PC" and "blue-Phone" jacks could then be used.

The phone will be on the desk, the PC may be under it.  Two jacks, two
cables.  

If there were a standard for two Ethernet connections in a cable... that
could work, but might interfere with Power Over Ethernet.

I wouldn't want to be like Bill Gates saying "640K memory is enough for
anyone circa-197?", but isn't two 100 meg connections enough for any single
desk?  The phone doesn't really need more than 10 meg.

An advantage of the separate net for the phone, is that it would make POE
easy for the phones, and eliminate a lot of wall warts under every desk.
Plug in the phone and it works.

YMMV.

Cary Fitch