All, I would like to second the vote for NHR(Network Hardware). I have purchased from Joe Zender there for years and the support, price, warranty, and quality has been outstanding. I placed his contact info below, because it is truly a rare thing when I can say he is a great sales person. Thanks Eric Joe Zender Network Hardware Resale Phone: 805-690-3723 Fax: 805-690-1835 AIM - zenderNHR Yahoo! - nhr_joezender jzender@networkhardware.com www.networkhardware.com -----Original Message----- From: Chad Burnham [mailto:cburnham@du.edu] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:07 AM To: Adam Rothschild; Duane Waddle Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: OEMs for X2 10G LAN PHY optics HI, We have been very happy with Champion and NHR for such equipment: http://www.championone.net/ & http://www.networkhardware.com/ Stellar pricing and support. Chad Chad D Burnham Telecommunications Network Planner University Technology Services - Network Services University of Denver 2100 S. High St. #112 Denver, CO 80210 USA Desk Phone: 303-871-4441 Mobile Phone: 303-520-5657 FAX: 303-871-2298 -----Original Message----- From: Adam Rothschild [mailto:asr+nanog@latency.net] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:26 PM To: Duane Waddle Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: OEMs for X2 10G LAN PHY optics On 2009-07-10-14:21:49, Duane Waddle <duane.waddle@gmail.com> wrote:
I am searching for opinions on OEMs of X2 form factor 10G LAN PHY optics. We've found that most router/switch vendors mark these particular items up significantly just to provide their own sticker/EEPROM ID. As such, we'd prefer if we can to procure from the OEM (or their reseller). Is this a situation where any company who's a signatory to the MSA produces suitable modules, or are there particular OEMs to prefer (or avoid)?
If it matters, the prime platform we're looking to plug optics into is the WS-X6708-10G module for a 6500/7600.
I'd suggest looking at FluxLight (www.fluxlightinc.com) for this. Their sales and support process is nothing short of stellar, and pricing is a fair medium between "paying too much for vendor optics" and "fly-by-night eBay imports". To wit, all of their products Just Worked without ever needing Cisco's infamous 'service unsupported-transceiver' vendor lock override. -a