> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard A > Steenbergen > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:51 AM > To: Steve Feldman > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] counterfeit? >
> Many optic vendors will even give you a choice > of what you want your EEPROM vendor field to say, so you can even make > your own "store brand" line of optics the same way that Cisco does. > Note of course, that if it doesen't say "Cisco" on the label it is NOT counterfeit. It is a shame that Cisco's insertion of secret key technology to defeat counterfeiters has made it more difficult to manufacture legitimate non-Cisco branded SFP's. Frankly the only solution to counterfeiting is to agressively enforce the existing laws. Unfortunately, the US federal government's insistence on putting all of enforcement resources on this futile effort to go after "terrorists" has allowed all the other criminals almost free rein. Ted _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
