[c-nsp] Cisco 4948's

[Arnold Nipper]

On 23.02.2005 20:45 sthaug at nethelp.no wrote

>> Personally I really like GBIC or SFPs.  Mostly because they give me 
>> flexibility in what I connect to at the physical layer.  What I don't like 
>> is Cisco locking us into THEIR SFPs and GBICs.
> 
> Yes, the Cisco policy is unacceptable. We buy most of our SFPs from Zycko,
> which sells Prolabs SFPs that work just fine in 3750/3560, even if these
> are "locked" according to Cisco.
> 

Zycko's website lists e.g. the GLC-SX-MM for $500 which is exactly the 
same as what Cisco is charging. So what is the benefit in bying at Zycko?




Regards, Arnold