[Cialug] OT: counterfeit equipment

[David Champion]

Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Not a lot of equipment goes past me, but I was reading in InformationWeek
> about counterfeit equipment showing up on the used and refurb market.
> 
> Has anyone actually *seen* fake equipment?  It seems to me that
> counterfeiting equipment would be very difficult, but perhaps if you know
> the right places in .CN ?  Maybe you just slap a Cisco label on black
> painted linksys hardware?
> 
> -Nate
> 
> Nathan Smith  McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.  515.288.3667  

Go to http://www.engadget.com and do a search for "fake" (they have a
frequent topic "keepin' it real fake"). It's amazing how much stuff they
have there.

-dc