David Gibbons wrote: > Two separate networks? Did I miss something? I feel like I'm taking > crazy pills! Two separate physical networks means twice the hassle, > twice the maintenance, twice the cost, twice the headache. Not to > mention the fact that the whole idea of VOIP is to simplify IT and > focus on converging data and voice networks. > > This is what VLANs and QOS do best. I dare say it's what they were > designed foe. I can't think of any reason that I would ever recommend > two ports per desk to support telephony -- ever. It's ludicrous to > think that two ports will be better than one if we're setting up our > VLANs and QOS properly. A phone takes very, very little bandwidth > away from the desktop and a decent one will support tagging its > frames for the alternate voice VLAN.
EVER? What about Gigabit networks with 10/100 phones? While some Gigabit phones are available, gigabit POE switches are not cheap, while non-POE gigabit switches are pretty cheap and most business class desktops these days come with gigabit network connections. In a new wiring install I almost always insist on two jacks per location rather than relying on pass-thru connectors on phones. Try giving a few users gigabit access to an Exchange server, then taking it away. They will certainly not be happy! Darrick _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users