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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 14:37:37 +0000
To: Mitch Collinsworth <mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU>
From: Richard Paschal <paschal@primenet.com>
Subject: Re: DFE-910 
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At 04:25 PM 1/6/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>>Egghead is selling the D-Link DFE-910 switched hub network in a box for
>>>$98.99.
>>
>>What in the world is a "switched hub" ??  Switches switch (i.e. bridge)
>>and hubs repeat.
>
>Ok, I looked it up on D-Link's web site.  It is a 5-port 10/100 switch.
>It is not a hub.  Price is nice, but I'd be wary after our experiences
>with D-Link hardware last year.  We bought 3 DFE-904 4-port hubs and 2
>of them are already dead.  YMMV.

Thanks for your reply.  I find it under hubs everywhere I look.

Are their DFE-540TX nics compatible with the Dec driver in FreeBSD?

Richard


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