David,
I must be missing something because I would think it'd be better to just
go wireless. One of these days I need to create a network in my house
and I was thinking wireless just because Ethernet seems so "old school".
You seem a lot more knowledgeable than I am so I'm really curious as to
why you're going Ethernet and not wireless.
Thanks,
Bryan


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Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:20 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: [PCTECH] POE Switch?

Folks:

I'm really unfamiliar with power over ethernet ... can anyone tell me if
it's possible to power a switch (4-8 ports) using POE?

I'm contemplating running cat5 up to the attic of my house so I can put
ethernet connections in the various bedrooms and the family room
(currently over slab).

I'm thinking I will put a long run of cat 5 up to the attic, and connect
that to a 4 port switch, and then run more wire to the various bedrooms
and the family room.

Problem is, I want to put a switch in the closet of a bedroom ... but
there's no power in the closet to plug a switch into.

If POE can provide enough juice to run the switch, that might solve the
problem.

Thanks!

david


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