From: "Robert Comer" 

> Carry around a small 3-5 port switch to plug laptop into network jack to
> share with user's machine.

That wouldn't work here, 80% of my LAN is token ring and you can't just
plug in a hub. 

> Here in Nashville, we have a 3Com VOIP phone system (NBX-100), and each
> phone has a network jack on it that is a loop through from the phone
> system, which is tied into our network (phone conversations run thru same
> switches as data).  THAT's really handy.  The old phones are 10meg, which
> is OK, but some of the later phones are 100meg.

No VOIP here, standard phone company based Centrex system. I just finished
that project, we used to have a PBX system based here, now it's all at the
phone company and we pay about half as much.

--
Bob Comer



"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:44d8e1f3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Carry around a small 3-5 port switch to plug laptop into network jack to
> share with user's machine.  I do that when IN NYC, since there is only 1
> network cable in each work area, the other is a plain old pots line.  Some
> offices have a small linksys 5 port already, as there are 2 people in
> those offices, or they have network based printers in there.
>
> Here in Nashville, we have a 3Com VOIP phone system (NBX-100), and each
> phone has a network jack on it that is a loop through from the phone
> system, which is tied into our network (phone conversations run thru same
> switches as data).  THAT's really handy.  The old phones are 10meg, which
> is OK, but some of the later phones are 100meg.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:44d8b571$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> It was management who wanted wireless here in the first place, not
>>> moi.  There is technology out there to make it better, I just don't
>>> want to buy it before I try it. 
>>
>> I hear you!
>>
>> It would be extremely nice to be able to drag my laptop around to user's
>> desks for support purposes though.  (I do a lot of my support 1 on 1 as
>> opposed to the phone since we're so small.  (and it makes me get out of
>> my chair and walk up and down the steps. )
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Richard B."  wrote in message
>> news:ij8hd21o1594qk2kp3tokoc4t92lsmbv4n{at}4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:48:33 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>I can bet on the answer. 
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Bob Comer 
>>>
>>> It was management who wanted wireless here in the first place, not
>>> moi.  There is technology out there to make it better, I just don't
>>> want to buy it before I try it. 
>>>
>>> - Richard
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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