Re: Open source hardware

[Ray Soucy <rps () maine edu>]

http://approvedoptics.com/ is a good starting point if you want correct
vendor codes


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Vlade Ristevski <vristevs () ramapo edu> wrote:

> Sorry to get off topic, but is there a company that you can recommend? The
> price of the Cisco single mode GLC-LH-SMD= is killing me. I see a bunch of
> third party  ones on Amazon and CDW but I'd to love to get my hands one
> that has the correct vendor code without going and trying them all.
>
>
> On 1/3/2014 7:48 AM, Ray Soucy wrote:
>
> > You actually buy brand-name SFP's? That's like buying the gold-plated HDMI
> > Monster Cable at Best Buy at markup ...
> >
> > I just find the the companies that the vendors contract to make their OEM
> > SFP's and buy direct.  Same SFP from the same factory except one has a
> > Cisco sticker. ;-)
> >
> > You can even get them with the correct vendor code, been doing this for
> > years and there is no difference in failure rate or quality and we go
> > through hundreds of SFPs.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Vlad
> Network Manager



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