Huawei in other words? Or other, worse knockoffs? :)
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> Subject: [silk] Chinese counterfeiting Cisco routers
>
> http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37100/108/
>
> By Humphrey Cheung
> TG Daily
> April 24, 2008
>
> Washington DC - An unclassified government PowerPoint presentation
> documenting Chinese counterfeiting of Cisco routers has been published
> on the net. The Federal Bureau of Investigation document was produced
> on January 11, 2008 and discusses how counterfeit routers, switches and
> interface cards make it inside of American companies and government
> organizations.
>
> While contractors are supposed to use genuine Cisco parts, the low
> price
> of counterfeits - in some cases one-fifth the price of a genuine Cisco
> part - is just too irresistible to many companies. The FBI says the
> government procurement process which uses layers of contractors and
> subcontractors adds to the problem.
>
> The bureau says it has raided several companies around the nation which
> sold and installed counterfeit Cisco gear. In many cases, the
> equipment
> can cause network failures because of shoddy wiring and workmanship,
> according to the FBI. The power point presentation outlines several
> cases where the counterfeit networking gear caused duplicate MAC
> addresses and one case where a router caught fire because of a faulty
> power supply.
>
> In addition to counterfeit gear being purchased through subcontractors,
> the FBI says Chinese gear is making its way to online auction sites
> like
> eBay. Cash strapped companies needing Cisco gear will often purchase
> these components for their network closets. Of course, shifty
> government contractors can also purchase the same gear and profit
> handsomely by charging full genuine Cisco prices.
>
> You can view the PowerPoint presentation on AboveTopSecret.com here [1].
>
> [1] http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread350381/pg1
