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Power Over Ethernet for AirPort Base Station

Posted by pudge on from the now-we-just-need-power-over-wifi dept.

An anonymous user writes, "With Apple's recent announcements I took a quick stroll through some other items on the site and noticed that there's now a third AirPort Extreme Base Station. This model, at the same price as the model with modem and antenna ports, does not have a built-modem, however it does have an antenna port, supports Power Over Ethernet, and conforms to UL 2043. Great news for those that have wished they could put their Base Stations out of reach of a power outlet."

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  1. Re:$300!?! by lxt · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Is there something else great about this that would make me crazy enough to buy this?"

    It's white! Just like the iPod!

  2. I'm waiting until... by lxt · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...power over wireless ethernet. Now that would be good... ...A man can dream :)

    1. Re:I'm waiting until... by skarth · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, I though you were dead!

    2. Re:I'm waiting until... by leperkuhn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ah yes, lightning. Can't wait for that.

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  3. UL 2043? by System.out.println() · · Score: 5, Funny

    UL 2043: "Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete Products and Their Accessories Installed in Air-Handling Spaces" ....so my new AirPort base has a smoke detector inside it? Why don't they build that into the new Powerbooks? ;-)

    SYSTEM ERROR #43: MOTHERBOARD ON FIRE.

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    1. Re:UL 2043? by Captain+Nitpick · · Score: 5, Funny
      UL 2043: "Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete Products and Their Accessories Installed in Air-Handling Spaces" ....so my new AirPort base has a smoke detector inside it? Why don't they build that into the new Powerbooks? ;-)

      It means you can shove an airport base station into an air duct without violating safety codes.

      SYSTEM ERROR #43: MOTHERBOARD ON FIRE.
      From Ward's Wiki:
      The BeOS programmer's guide covers two functions IsComputerOn (returns 1.0 if computer is on, unspecified otherwise) and IsComputerOnFire (returns temperature if mainboard has flames coming from it, unspecified otherwise). It's right there in the printed version (though I quote from memory).
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  4. Power over ethernet? by kekeruusperi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, and I thought RFC 3251 was just a joke!

  5. POWER Over Ethernet by jareds · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you absolutely sure it supports power over ethernet?

  6. 802.11 by peu · · Score: 4, Funny

    What do we need for power over 802.11 ? Tesla coils?

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