[geeks] Seems like low-cost Cisco 10/100 switches are available

[Rick Hamell]

Jonathan Katz wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Lionel Peterson
> <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> I'm not too tuned into the used equipment market, but I just noticed that surpluscomputers.com has 24 port refurbished Cisco switches (2924XL) for $65/each. That seems to be a good deal for someone looking to upgrade their home infrastructure from commodity hardware to enterprise hardware.
> 
> Are they real Cisco gear, or are they counterfeit?

That was my question too.

Speaking of which, has any one actually seen any of the counterfeit 
Cisco stuff? I'm curious as to what the clues are. Does it use the same 
firmware? Did people notice a performance hit when installed?

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