OK. That makes more sense. I thought the GBIC had more guts, kinda like an IDE drive having the controller on the drive.
Don't worry about our contribution to the economy... we're buying 15-20 of those pesky 65xx's. >>> "Chuck's Long Road" 10/05/02 03:25PM >>> ""Ken Diliberto"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > If they're all built to the standard, why does Cisco require different > OS versions to support different GBICs? I have a 1000TX GBIC Cisco says > isn't supported in a 5500. CL: think of GBIC's in the same way you think about NIC's. You can pop any old NIC into your PC or server, but it won't help you until the proper drivers are installed and loaded. CL: with the 5xxx boxes essentially EOL, it may be that Cisco doesn't want to devote resources to adding the hardware support. So get out your checkbook and help out the old economy by springing for some 65xx's ;-> > > Maybe I'm just not meant to understand things like this... :-) > > >>> "seadon" 10/05/02 09:38AM >>> > I've bought over 100 of these from Cisco, and the simple fact was that > there > was no one Cisco model. I saw at least three different versions from > Cisco > and some definitely did not have the Cisco name on them. It is > possible the > Agilent unit did come from Cisco. My advice is that if it works, it > probably is fine. If I understand correctly, a GBIC is built to the > GMII > Gigabit Media Independent Interface standard so interchange should be > implied. > Don > > > ""Chuck's Long Road"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I took a bit of a risk, and purchased some GBIC;s off That Auction > Site. > Of > > the four, three are Cisco branded, and the fourth is labeled > "Agilent" ( > > used to be HP ) > > > > I had done a bit of investigation prior to purchase. I see that the > Auction > > Site has listings for Agilent, IBM, and Extreme GBIC's, as well as > Cisco. > > However, I was unable to find any direct and clearly stated > indication > that > > all GBIC's are interchangeable. > > > > IBM and Agilent GBIC's cost few pretty pennies less than Cisco BTW, > although > > I suspect now that the same source OEM's for all these > manufacturers. > > > > So I paid my money, took my chance, and have an Agilent GBIC on one > switch > > connected to a Cisco GBIC on another. No connectivity problems. Came > right > > up. Is passing traffic even as I write. > > > > Thinking logically, why should GBIC's be any different that NIC's or > patch > > cables, transceivers of various sorts and brands, or CSU/DSU's? They > are > all > > build to industry specifications and industry standards. They all do > the > > same thing. > > > > Just thought I'd pass that along to those trying to stretch their > practice > > lab or network upgrade dollars. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54945&t=51148 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
