Re: VoIp proposed to replace T1 iSeries uses

At COMMON Mpls there was an announcement about VOIP on the iSeries by 3COM - 
might be worth a look.

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From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 

Customer had salesperson in today offering to replace all T1s with their 
managed 
voip system. 
Currently one T1 for phone system, one T1 for data (lan access to web, 
iSeries 
webserver 
and ftp up & down, remote access, etc). Also current T1 provider is our 
managed 
firewall provider. 

As we go thru this analysis - what should I watch out for? 
When they talked about mixing voice & data, and voice taking priority, I get 
nervous. 
Also, this proposal is a "managed" service, from their location. 
And finally, salesperson's claim their internet phones, with no 
configuration, 
can ethernet plug into 
any network in the world and autocfg (cat5 into pc plugs into phone, then 
another cat5 to pc). 
I would think a lot of router setups, home dsl or broadband, or firewalls 
might 
block this. 

My responsibility is keeping iSeries and all services secure & always 
running. 

jim franz 
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