[nsp] Source for 1000Base-TX GBICs

[Robert A. Hayden]

I RMAed back to Cisco an SX GBIC yesterday that was an IBM, for what it's
worth.

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Mike Carter wrote:

> 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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