AFAIK, at least years ago, power from the receiver only worked on shorter runs. Longer runs still required an AC/DC wall wart into the coax switch. This may have changed though. On Dec 22, 2015 3:16 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about Dish Network MDU setups. The switch they use gets > power from the set top boxes via the coax cables. As long as any one of > the set top boxes in the building is turned on, then the switch has power. > > I was curious if there's an ethernet switch with a similar capability. > I've got a place where I'd like to put a managed switch, but it would be > easier and cheaper to supply a few PoE injectors than to install an outlet. > > Anybody heard of such a beast, or am I hunting the white whale? > >
