Not mains power. Generally 48V DC, but some hardware works as low as 12V. “Passive” PoE injectors can be purchased on Amazon, but the connector quality is not very high. Pinouts can readily be found. David Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 27, 2018, at 23:53, David Riley <fraveydank@gmail.com> wrote:
Uh, please no one run mains power over any pairs of an Ethernet cable, I'm pretty sure Ian was just channeling the BOFH.
On Apr 27, 2018, at 23:08, David Ryskalczyk via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
This is indeed the case for 10/100 Mbit. The situation for gigabit Ethernet is a bit more complicated.
David
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On Apr 27, 2018, at 23:06, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Ethernet power injector... that's just a regular power cord spliced onto the unused pairs of an Ethernet cable right? ;)
Don't know, but I would certainly trust you more than anyone else to MacGyver it!