[c-nsp] 2811 router doesn't recognize T-1 WICs - solved (sort of)

[Dave Temkin]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Jay Hennigan wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Kevin Graham wrote:
>
> > Are these genuine Cisco parts? I know the counterfeit market for
> > VWIC's (both T1 and E1) is really brazen, so wondering if someone
> > latched onto the -V2 WIC's. Atleast when it was PA-FE-TX or equiv
> > knockoffs, they were passed off price-equivalent to used Cisco gear.
> > Looking at prices on VWIC's, there's no question as to which are
> > which.
>
> If they're knockoffs, they're damn good ones.  Packaging and appearance
> of the defective ones are absolutely identical to the working one.  I
> did not take the time to closely examining such things as the printing on
> the chips in terms of content, font, etc. but they were sold as genuine
> from a reputable distributor.  The parts came in labeled static bags,
> with cable and documentation, in a printed cardboard box.  The WIC,
> static bag, and box had matching serial numbers in all cases.
>
> Fit and finish, appearance, etc. were identical to the functional unit.
>
> This seems like an awful lot of work to produce non-working knockoffs.
>
and I'm seeing the same result with dirt cheap VWIC's.  I'm wondering if
there's just an oversupply in the market right now or what...

-Dave