Thanks - but I tried all of that. And I do want PoE - to drive my IP phones; and that's why I bought that little Netear switch, to be powered by PoE. And per spec, the Netgear's max-draw is well...

Switches are not on the same IP. I can connect to each of their admin web interfaces. In my first case above (using a power brick and ports 9-16) the netgear switch works perfectly. Similarly, if I...

The GS108Tv2 claims "unit can be powered by IEEE 802.3af PSE via Ethernet port". And to clarify my comment about Tx data - it's all fine on all the ports, when they're connected to other devices....

Model : Hardware Version : Firmware Version : ISP : A few weeks ago I upgraded my main switch to a TL-SG1016PE. Generally been very happy with it. Moved two different brand VOIP phones over to PoE...

Model : Hardware Version : Firmware Version : ISP : A few weeks ago I upgraded my main switch to a TL-SG1016PE. Generally been very happy with it. Moved two different brand VOIP phones over to PoE...