On 9/20/19 10:43 AM, Mel Beckman wrote: > We buy them extensively and have had zero data problems with more than 300 > parts in the field. Some switch/router manufacturers’ firmware poutily > refuses to let you read snmp stats from any “unauthorized” SFPs modules, and > some oem salespeople lyingly claim that using them voids your warranty, but > this is just an attempt to keep customers captive to insanely overpriced OEM > parts.
And if you buy them coded to said switch/router vendor (or code them yourself with the "fs box" which is reasonably priced), said switch/routers usually start cooperating for you. -- Brandon Martin