[nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs

[Mike Carter]

I have heard Cisco is only branding Finisar and Agilent...I can't imagine
Cisco having either perform custom runs to code "their" GBIC's...but nothing
surprises me.  This is HEARSAY...a good source tho.  Any additional info
would be appreciated.

-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Voll, Scott
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:20 PM
To: Voralt; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs


I have asante Gbics and they work fine in my 6509 and 3500xls but don't
work in my new 3550's.

I was told of a story about a Large Cisco customer in the portland area
that was having fiber connections dieing left and right.  They told
cisco if they didn't get it fixed they were going to rip out all the
cisco gear.  Cisco sent a bunch of the gear back for testing and found
that they had used 3rd party Gbics that were frying inside.  So Cisco is
moving to only using Cisco Gbic.  They are writing code that if it is
not keyed cisco that it will not work.  So as IOS is updated... Be
warned that the gbics from 3rd parties may stop working.  I was also
told that cisco does indeed buy from other vendors and sell them as
Cisco's.  So if anyone knows the list of the vendors that Cisco buys
from, I sure would like to buy from them at there price rather then
cisco's Price.

My 2 cents worth.

--Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Voralt [mailto:peder at voralt.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:06 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs


We bought a bunch of IBM GBIC's and none of them worked in Catalyst
3500's or 6500's.  The Cisco GBIC's worked fine and the IBM's worked in
NIC cards, but not in the Cisco switches.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Hamilton-Wilkes" <simon at jettis.com>
To: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: [nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs


> This has not been my experience of Cisco, any GBIC I find will work in

> Cisco.
>
> Cisco GBICs don't seem to work in anything else I have though...
>
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Jared Mauch
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 8:41 AM
> To: Robert A. Hayden
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs
>
>
> You'll need to be cautious as I believe that some of the switch and
> router manufacturers are going to keyed gbics so you can't go 3rd
> party on them.
>
> - jared
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 10:37:11AM -0500, Robert A. Hayden wrote:
> > Anyone know a non-cisco source for Copper TX GBICs?  I need to get
several
> > hundred (and probably into the low thousands) over the next few
> > years
and
> > I'd rather not pay Cisco prices.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - Robert
> >
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