Is it possible to manufacture Cisco Routers cables?

[starriol]

I had a great idea! Considering how expensive cisco's cables are and they are lot's of them I need for an enterprise installation I'm planning to do, what about manufacturing it? I mean console cables and all the others, do they have some weird tech in or they are just overpriced cables with the Cisco logo on them? Could I get a friend I have who knows LOTS about electronic to manufacture them for me so I'll save hundreds of dollars?

Whatcha think? Is it possible?

Take into consideration that I don't live in the US and saving hundreds of dollars IS worth the effort and knowing they ain''t originals.

Thanks!

 

[theorignalAMD Overclocker]

Ebay?

 

[nweaver]

what cables? Console cables are a cinch to do, I replaced some, and built some extra long (50' or so) ones a while back.

Serial cables? I would just bite the bullet. How much time (now and/or later) wasted chasing cable problems offsets that cost? In most cases, it's very little.

 

[jlazzaro]

anyone who would buy uncertified cables used for infrastructure devices made in some dudes basement just to save $5 is an idiot.

theres a lot more to it than just crimping 2 ends on...

 

[spidey07]

Unless you own a cabling factory and the appropriate cad/cam systems it ain't gonna happen.

Plus there are already tons of places out there that sell the cables cheap.

Good luck with a stackwise cable, they look like miniture SCSI. But worse and smaller.

Plus cabling is the most important part of any network. I would NEVER cheap out on this aspect. The cables aren't really that expensive. All the other manufacturers do the same thing.