OT: GBIC compatibility and pricing (was Managed, cheap, DC power switches)
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Thu Jul 17 20:31:44 UTC 2008
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 01:16:09PM -0700, Seth Mattinen wrote:
> Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> >For what it's worth, I gave the sales rep what-for about the price, and
> >he gave it back to me, telling me that ProCurve switches will only
> >accept ProCurve(-compatible) SFP GBICs, which cost more, both because
> >they're compatible, and because they're SFP.
>
> Recent ProCurve switches only accept "rev B" modules; I have a new-ish
> switch that won't accept a pile of Finisar optics that did work in older
> HP switches. I don't know what the difference between "rev B" and older
> ones are, though.
Specifically, that rep (Bill Billings) told me that a *firware upgrade*
broke compatibility with the old GBICs, which *originally* worked, and
he ended up eating nearly 300 of them at one point.
But we're probably off topic now. :-)
Cheers,
-- jra
--
Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra at baylink.com
Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100
Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24
St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274
Those who cast the vote decide nothing.
Those who count the vote decide everything.
-- (Josef Stalin)
More information about the NANOG
mailing list