D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 Fast Ethernet Desktop Adapter

Average customer rating: 4.0

Good adapter
Works Great
not Linux compatible after all
Excellent card
Mac users: D-Link's claims about compatibility are false. Look elsewhere

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D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 Fast Ethernet Desktop Adapter

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00004SYNX

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Product Description

A fast etherlink 10MB/100MB network interface card for your computers PCI slot

Amazon.com Product Description

The D-Link DFE-530TX Wakeup-on-LAN NIC is an Ethernet adapter for PCs, high-end workstations, and workgroup file servers. Realtek's RTL8139A single-chip Fast Ethernet controller uses the bus master burst mode to directly transfer data between the card and the host computer's memory. This spares the host's workload by bypassing its CPU. This PCI adapter eliminates network bottlenecks and also works with videographic or multimedia stations.

Plug-and-play installation gets you up and running in no time. The software supports Windows for Workgroups; Windows 95, 98, and NT; LanMan; Novell; and Linux.

D-Link provides a lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Good adapter.......2007-04-11

D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100TX PCI Adapter, WOL

This is very good adapter. I don't have any problem with it.

Works Great.......2007-03-29

Replaced a card that was giving me trouble. This card working great with my high speed optic fiber internet access. Downloads are fast, as high as 5mbs and no problems with the card. d-link is a good reliable product.

not Linux compatible after all.......2007-03-09

so they say they're linux compatible, but the driver is twitchy at best.

Excellent card.......2006-09-09

Installed onto a pentium II w/ windows XP. Installed the drivers from the disc and then the card. Took 10 mins. Worked immediately. Excellent for the price. Only 4/5 b/c i've had it for only 30 mins. If it lasts, i'll give it 5/5.

Mac users: D-Link's claims about compatibility are false. Look elsewhere.......2006-07-14

I have a G4 tower Mac that did have a built in Ethernet. Unfortunately, a lightening strike took out the port and I was forced to get a PCI card to replace the port. The first card I bought was the D-Link DFE-530TX+. I was excited because the box clearly said that the card would work with Macs and that the "minimum requirement" was OS 10.2.

They lied. OS 10.2 is the _maximum_ for this card. For most people, it won't work with 10.3 and up. D-Link has no driver for 10.3 or higher, only 10.2. A google search shows that some people have been able to get the card to work with 10.3. I couldn't. I tried several different drivers (some users recommended a driver from Realtek) and none worked.

It's my guess (and totally a guess) that this card is really only for older Macs that are limited to 10.2. D-Link doesn't seem to have any intention of supporting modern Macs.

This is the second D-Link product I've used (the first was a cable modem) and I've been disappointed both times. I can't speak for Windows users, but this company doesn't deserve Mac business.

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