gizmag.com — The new 3Com Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24 combines Gigabit Switching, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and Wireless Controller in a single rack-mount or table-top form factor design. While this is designed for SMB - I can't wait to see consumer home version of this! Throw in a firewall and it's total networking in a box.
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chad78Oct 7, 2006Submitter
Here's a link to the 3Com page about the product, in case you are interested.<a class="user" href="http://www.3com.com/en_US/jump_page/unified_switch.html">http://www.3com.com/en_US/jump_page/unified_switch.html</a>
Closed AccountOct 7, 2006
But does it scratch your balls and make you dinner?
smcavoyOct 7, 2006
oh s**t it died.There goes the network.:)
scrytchOct 7, 2006
@HappyScrappy,The 802.3af standard supports two ways to provide power - one is to use the unused pairs which you are referring to, the other is to in essence mux the power alongside the data.When using Gig PoE, the 2nd variant is used.Regards,Shane.
stuffhappensOct 8, 2006
If your needs are simpler and you're on a budget, There's the Netgear ProSafe FS108PIt's a 10/100 switch with 8 ports, 4 of which do PoE (Power Over Ethernet) - approx £70 each so not a bad price for a small office with PoE VoIP phones - mix up a few of these and a wireless access point in a small office environment and still have change from £250.