D-Link DFE-690TXD 10/100TX CardBus Adapter, 32-bit

by D-Link

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• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 1.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B7CG
• Item model number: DFE-690TXD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #27 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Network Adapters > Laptop Network Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

D-Link DFE-690TXD 10/100TX CardBus Adapter, 32-bit

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent product, January 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: D-Link DFE-690TXD 10/100TX CardBus Adapter, 32-bit (Personal Computers)

built-in connector avoids the need for a dongle. if you have a cable connector for your ethernet it will not connect to this device. this device is only for RJ-45 type connectors.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Perfectly, Easy to Install, April 19, 2003

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Charents (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DFE-690TXD 10/100TX CardBus Adapter, 32-bit (Personal Computers)

Within 15 minutes of receiving this card I had my local area network up and running between two computers. Admittedly, I was looking to do something very simple: two computers, side by side, connected with an RJ45 cable (not included with the card). The drivers included on the CD-ROM work fine with Windows 98. My only complaints are that the card sticks out of the PCMCIA slot about an inch and that if you remove the card and reinsert it the card needs to reinstall (a simple process). I bought this card as a cheap test to see if I could set up a simple network before trying to tackle a wireless network. I am so satisfied that I will probably buy D-Link wireless hardware.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mac OSX Kernel Panics, January 15, 2004

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Concerned Citizen - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DFE-690TXD 10/100TX CardBus Adapter, 32-bit (Personal Computers)

This is a strange one. On MacOSX 10.2.8, it works fine with the DSL modem at 10M, but is a disaster with the school network at 100M. And by disaster, I mean: Kernel Panics. It's the kind of crash where everything stops, the screen dims, and you get the "you must restart your macintosh" in four languages. To address this, I did the following: 1) re-installed the driver (1.1.3); 2) re-installed OSX 10.2.8; 3) re-installed OSX 10.2.8 without preserving user or internet settings; 4) erased my MacOSX partition and re-installed everything from scratch. Still, I get kernel panics within 10 minutes of going online at 100M, and at no other time (even with the card used for 10M dsl; even when card is plugged in but not attached). Note: user reviews of d-link's USB wi-fi dongle for MacOSX record a similar problem.

Until this problem is corrected, I strongly recommend against use of this card for MacOSX 10.2.8 installations.