They work with Cisco if you disable the the unsupported-transceiver service.
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:22 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: > I've heard too many stories of modules "working" but not working. It's > detected, you get link status and all that, but end up with packet loss > and/or CRC/FCS errors. > > The only SFPs I've used with Routerboards so far are MikroTik branded. I > have one talking to a Ciena 3930. And another talking to a dumb media > converter. Those both work fine. > > Was it Jason that was having issues getting them to talk cleanly to a > Cisco or Planet switch? > > I really don't trust any MikroTik product to be very reliable, but they're > cheap so we can have lots of spares. :) > > > On 5/27/2015 9:28 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> will it work in a MikroTik!? >>>>> >>>> Why shouldn't they ? >> >> To the best of my knowledge MT don't use locked Optics.. additionally >> SFP's & SFP+'s are a standard .. >> There are a few options on the modules (mostly for reporting light levels >> and temp etc) that may or may not work... >> >> >> Regards >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "George Skorup" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:44:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>> >>> Nice. $30-50 an end ain't bad. BUT.. will it work in a MikroTik!? >>> >>> On 5/27/2015 8:31 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >>> >>>> also... >>>> >>>> http://www.sfpex.com/bidi-sfp/1g-bidi >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>>> Miami, FL 33155 >>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>>> >>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>>> From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:23:30 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>>>> >>>>> Nate, >>>>> >>>>> If you are not able to locate the MM Bidi SFP's, you might want to try >>>>> the >>>>> SMF Bidi on your MM fiber run.. >>>>> >>>>> Take a look at this:- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flexoptix.net/blog/en/2013/07/bidi-in-operation-on-multimode-fibre/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>>>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>>>> Miami, FL 33155 >>>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>>>> >>>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> >>>>>> From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:07:41 PM >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Multimode BIDI >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a MultiMode BIDI SFP? I need to run a connection across a >>>>>> warehouse, they have 3 pair of multimode fiber, but all 3 are already >>>>>> in >>>>>> use. They won't let me tunnel connections together, because that >>>>>> would >>>>>> be touching 'their' network, but I could probably talk them into using >>>>>> only a single Strand, to let me have one. >>>>>> >>>>>> Googling around hasn't yielded any results yet, but I'm still >>>>>> searching. Any other passive deivce to get 2 connections on one/pair >>>>>> Multimode fiber? >>>>>> >>>>>> Nate >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >
