Introduction; General Description - D-Link DFE-650 Series User Manual

Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-650, the value leader among
PC-Card Fast Ethernet adapters. This chapter provides a general
description of DFE-650 Series features, with a summary of features
at the end of the chapter. Installation instructions are given in
Chapter 2.

General Description

The D-Link DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card is a credit-card
sized Fast-Ethernet adapter for connecting a notebook PC to an
IEEE 802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet network. The notebook PC must be
equipped with a Type II or Type III PC Card slot.
NOTE: The terms "PC Card" and "PC Card slot" are used
throughout this manual to refer to those objects as defined
in the Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Associa-
tion (PCMCIA) standards.
The DFE-650 automatically detects the parameters of its Ethernet
environment, and automatically negotiates and determines its own
speed and duplex settings as required for maximum performance in
its environment.
Inside its compact PC-Card package, the D-Link DFE-650 holds an
Ethernet controller, network processing interface, 64 Kb RAM data
buffer, a 68-pin PC Card Standard front-end plug which connects to
the notebook PC, and a 15-pin back-end receptacle for connecting

Introduction

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