Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Chuck McCown
AUI ...UGH! From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:02 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 I remember my first router (a Cisco 2514) had AUI ports and external MAU transceivers. Funny how GBICs and now SFPs are kind of the same thing. From: Tyler Treat

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Chuck McCown
It is possible we don’t know what we were doing, but we could not get all the data on non cisco SFPs. They still worked OK. From: Tyler Treat Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:48 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 Good info! Thanks guys

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Mike Hammett
Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Chuck McCown ch...@wbmfg.com To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:49:54 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 It is possible we don’t know what we were doing, but we could

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Ken Hohhof
I remember my first router (a Cisco 2514) had AUI ports and external MAU transceivers. Funny how GBICs and now SFPs are kind of the same thing. From: Tyler Treat Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:55 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 For some reason I was always under

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 3/28/15 11:28, Chuck McCown wrote: Don't count on non cisco branded SFP to be able to give you all the data metrics like RX power TX power etc. Cisco gear knows when it is not talking to its own stuff and will refuse to give you full features. I'm just referring to the CWDM mux. As long

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Mike Hammett
: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 Don't count on non cisco branded SFP to be able to give you all the data metrics like RX power TX power etc. Cisco gear knows when it is not talking to its own stuff and will refuse to give you full features. -Original Message- From: Seth Mattinen Sent

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Mike Hammett
1:44:12 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 There is something special embedded in Cisco SFPs that the equipment can detect. Generic SFPs can be detected. Kinda like a generic non HP print head in an HP printer. From: Mike Hammett Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:41 PM To: af

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-28 Thread Tyler Treat
To: af@afmug.commailto:af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:44:12 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8 There is something special embedded in Cisco SFPs that the equipment can detect. Generic SFPs can be detected. Kinda like a generic non HP print head in an HP printer. From: Mike

[AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-27 Thread Tyler Treat
Hey folks. Another department has a Cisco CWDM-mux-8 running on a link out to a secondary site. What do we need to utilize this for our own link - will any SFP be able to transmit through it and come out the other end appropriately? Any other tricks or gotchas I should know about? Thanks

Re: [AFMUG] Cisco CWDM-mux-8

2015-03-27 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 3/27/15 6:13 PM, Tyler Treat wrote: Hey folks. Another department has a Cisco CWDM-mux-8 running on a link out to a secondary site. What do we need to utilize this for our own link - will any SFP be able to transmit through it and come out the other end appropriately? No, you need CWDM