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Re:A UEFI app that sends LLDP-MED pkt at boot to negotiate P... by pawanjswal on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @01:51AM (#44113087)
Solving PoE+ power negotiation before the OS boots is next-level. This is good and a clever workaround.
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Re:A UEFI app that sends LLDP-MED pkt at boot to negotiate P... by tremon on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @07:42AM (#44114898)
I would have thought it the other way around: performing PoE+ negotiation in the network hardware is first-level; delegating it to the OS is next-level for me.
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