Thanks Rik, Have you done this on a 3500?
I have tried to locate a copper GBIC for it, but the only one I can find is the GigaStack module that I use in both my 3548's to stack them with FD Gb. Thanks, Ole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ole Drews Jensen Systems Network Manager CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I RWR Enterprises, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.RouterChief.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEED A JOB ??? http://www.oledrews.com/job ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Rik Guyler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 8:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: GBIC: WS-G5484 / WS-G5486 [7:22675] Ole, I apologize for getting back so late! I went out of town after originally responding and just returned back. Actually the 3500 switches support the copper GBIC as well, just make sure you put a newer IOS on the switch or it won't recognize it. That's the beauty of the GBIC design - all are supported in any GBIC slot, which makes everything so modular. Going the way you described would be expensive and I'm not sure even possible. I have not seen a Gb media converter but that doesn't mean they don't exist. In any case, I would stay with the coppper stuff and save your money. Rik -----Original Message----- From: Ole Drews Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:14 AM To: 'Rik Guyler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: GBIC: WS-G5484 / WS-G5486 [7:22675] Rik, I appologize if this question is terribly stupid, but I have zero experience with fiber communication (yet). As far as I can see, the available Gigabit modules for the 3500 series are all fiber, so I assume that I will have to go with fiber, and then get some kind of a fiber to copper converter too if I wish to use CAT5 (or better) for the media. How does your installation look regarding this? Thanks in advance, Ole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ole Drews Jensen Systems Network Manager CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I RWR Enterprises, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.RouterChief.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEED A JOB ??? http://www.oledrews.com/job ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Rik Guyler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 7:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: GBIC: WS-G5484 / WS-G5486 [7:22675] Ole, I have installed several Gb Intel cards (no other however) and have had no real issues. If you do use these cards, don't use the shipping drivers (at least for NT) - they are bad news. Download the latest from their site and all will be good. CCO has several papers descibing the issue if you feel the need. If you compare the prices of the copper versus the fiber Gb cards, the price difference is huge - $500-$600 for the fiber cards and less than $200 for the copper version. I have installed a few of the fiber variety but typically the client wants the cheaper alternative. I have had nothing but success using existing Cat5 cable. Cat5e might the "preferred" variety but the plain ol' Cat5, provided it's terminated, installed, etc. well, should work fine. Rik -----Original Message----- From: Ole Drews Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GBIC: WS-G5484 / WS-G5486 [7:22675] Any success stories about a Catalyst with either of these two GBIC's and an NT 4.0 server equipped with a Gigabit NIC (brand/model). Most of the NIC's are around $500.- to $600.-, but there are some around $100.- to $200.- Are they okay, or just cheap crap with a lot of lost frames and incompatible drivers? Also, any happy experiences with Gigabit running over existing CAT5 cables? I thought that since it has been almost two years since I got my last speeding ticket, I might as well accelerate a bit (or actually all the bit's). Thanks, Ole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ole Drews Jensen Systems Network Manager CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I RWR Enterprises, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.RouterChief.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEED A JOB ??? http://www.oledrews.com/job ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23763&t=22675 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
