MAE-WEST - 55 S Market area equipment sourcing

Sorry for the noise, but this is sorta operational (for me
anyway )

We are physically in the process of configuring the
connectivity for  
NANOG 37. "We" are from "out of
town" 

It has not been easy (when has it ever been?).

Accept the following: We have to transit some existing
infrastructure  
that is restricted to 100Mb FE over Copper with RJ45
connectors.

On one side, we have to connect the FE connection to a Gbic
equipped  
router over existing single mode, with either an SC or FC
connector  
(the patch panel accepts either of these).

On the other side of the link we have to connect the FE
connection to  
a Gbic equipped router over existing multimode mode, with an
ST  
connector (the patch panel accepts only this)

Can anyone point me to a source in the 55 S Market area that
might  
have the appropriate intelligent media conversion devices
actually in  
stock, at a reasonable price, and not "1-2 days"
out? Bearing in mind  
that besides converting media, I have to convert speed for
the Gbics?  
And I am trying to avoid the cost of getting two switches,
and  
installing appropriate Gbics in them :-/

Thanks
/rlj

Hello...

On Tue, May 23, 2006 6:22 pm, Rodney Joffe said:

<snip>

> Can anyone point me to a source in the 55 S Market area
that might
> have the appropriate intelligent media conversion
devices actually in
> stock, at a reasonable price, and not "1-2
days" out? Bearing in mind
> that besides converting media, I have to convert speed
for the Gbics?
> And I am trying to avoid the cost of getting two
switches, and
> installing appropriate Gbics in them :-/

This is not in you area, but FFR in LA across the street
from one
wilshire, Lightsource1 has a small storefront.  They stock
GBICS, fiber,
copper, various Cisco bits (backed by a stockpile of larger
stuff).  There
is a phone number posted for the "It's 2am and I need
$part right now"
times.  Rumor has it they will soon have free coffee and
wireless.


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On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 07:54:00AM -0700, Christopher
McCrory wrote:
> This is not in you area, but FFR in LA across the
street from one
> wilshire, Lightsource1 has a small storefront.  They
stock GBICS, fiber,
> copper, various Cisco bits (backed by a stockpile of
larger stuff).  There
> is a phone number posted for the "It's 2am and I
need $part right now"
> times.  Rumor has it they will soon have free coffee
and wireless.

Does ACE Hardware still sell UTP/coax/fiber, ends and
crimpers on the ground
floor of 60 Hudson?

i always thought that was cool.

i was thinking of putting a vending machine in 151 Front
(Toronto), selling
cables and bits for outrageous prices.

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