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2006-01-22 , 19:42
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Originally Posted by caylt
POE (Power Over Ethernet) definitely exists as a technology, the first wireless access point I ever held in my hands had an adapter allowing it to receive power over the wire... You're right, though, I added that more as a wish-list feature than anything else.
Yes, POE does exist but it's an addon, that's why I said "by default". I used it to power wireless APs in hard-to-reach spots some time ago, but for that you need special switches with powered ports at the other end or "power injectors" with regular switches. There isn't a chance in a million that a random RJ45 connector will have POE, especially a random one in a random hotel, which is the goal here :-)