[c-nsp] Article: Beware of counterfeit Cisco gear

Wed Oct 25 02:59:20 EDT 2006

> But the fact of the matter is that people are buying parts that they think
are "official" Cisco gear, and are not.

I agree to this - atleast they need to mention this is a AFTER PART not
Original , this countefriet issue has happened to us couple of times as
being in Pakistan - so close to China - vendors give you quote of US markeet
and provide equipment from Chinese markeet...

Had to change our procurement to our pittsbrug office with some extra
overhead of shipping but that acceptibe when we look back at the downtimes
we had..

On 10/25/06, Hoyos, Andrew <hoyosa at msoe.edu> wrote:
>
> I think this is a little different though... I'd happily buy a WIC,
> knowning it was an "aftermarket" part at 40% of the cost. I'd agree that
> Cisco should support this. But the fact of the matter is that people are
> buying parts that they think are "official" Cisco gear, and are not.
>
> Andrew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net on behalf of Ted Mittelstaedt
> Sent: Wed 10/25/2006 12:09 AM
> To: Shane at Doretel; skeeve at skeeve.org; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Article: Beware of counterfeit Cisco gear
>
> It isn't as bad as your making it out to be.  A lot of the fakes aren't
> fake
> at all,
> they are theft.  What they are is illegal runs off the same production
> lines
> that
> the authorized runs are under.
>
> One of these days Cisco will pick up the clue phone and figure things out
> and move manufacturing back here.  As long as they think they are saving
> money having the Chinese manufacture their hardware, they are going to
> lose the money they are saving in intellectual property theft.
>
> Additionally, in the auto industry, this sort of thing goes on all the
> time,
> and
> there's nothing illegal about it, they call it "aftermarket
> parts"  General
> Motors does not have a problem if I buy a new Alternator from NAPA
> and put it in my GM car.  Cisco should not have a problem if I buy a new
> WIC card and put it in my Cisco router.  The fact that they do, pushes
> this
> stuff underground which exacerbates the problem.
>
> Ted
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shane at Doretel" <sbreen at doretel.com>
> To: <skeeve at skeeve.org>; <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Article: Beware of counterfeit Cisco gear
>
>
> > Skeeve,
> >
> > It is WIC cards, PA Cards, NM Cards, 2600XM Routers, 3750 Switches,
> > AS5350/AS5350XM/AS5400/AS5400XM/AS5400HPX NP108 Cards, VWIC Cards, PIX
> > Firewalls, VIC Cards and probably allot more.
> >
> > I tell my customers to buy Factory Refurb if they are trying to save
> money
> > and want to avoid the fakes. It is widespread and a very real problem.
> >
> > We are a Cisco Partner and we specialize in Cisco VoIP AS5350, AS5350XM,
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> PSTN
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> >
> > Shane Breen
> > Doretel Communications, Inc.
> > Director of Sales & Marketing
> > Cisco Registered Partner
> > Office: 404.755.5721
> > Fax: 404.529.4617
> > sbreen at doretel.com
> > AIM: shanebreen2003
> > www.doretel.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Skeeve Stevens" <skeeve at skeeve.org>
> > To: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Article: Beware of counterfeit Cisco gear
> >
> >
> > >
> > > One of my suppliers ended up with a 877W fake and showed it to me the
> > > other
> > > day.
> > >
> > > It just looked NQR.. With the top glossy and basically a little
> unfinished
> > > if that makes sense, but it was damn close.
> > >
> > > Apparently when you boot the device the boot message was saying that
> it
> > > was
> > > fake equipment.
> > >
> > > Anyone know what sort of things are being faked?  Just CPE's and
> WIC's?
> > > Or
> > > is the medium gear... 7200's, 7300's, 3750's, and the big 7600, 6000's
> and
> > > so on also being faked?  Is it just the quick moving small kit?
> > >
> > >
> > > ...Skeeve
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > > [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Hank
> Nussbacher
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 6:20 PM
> > > To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > > Subject: [c-nsp] Article: Beware of counterfeit Cisco gear
> > >
> > >
> <
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/102306counterfeit.html?twht=102306thi
> > > sweek>
> > >
> > > -Hank Nussbacher
> > > http://www.interall.co.il
> > >
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