DFE-550TX
Utilizes Plug-&-Play w/single
RJ-45 connector for
easy installation
10/100Mb PCI Ethernet
Adapter with Wake-on-LAN
The D-Link DFE-550TX is a manageable 10/100MB Dual Speed
Ethernet PCI Network Interface Card with Wake-On-LAN
(WOL). The DFE-550TX provides an industry standard interface
for a desktop computer to access an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or
Dual Speed Network. The DFE-550TX is fully compliant with
IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T specifications as
well as IEEE 802.3x DFE-550TX is D-Link’s DL10050B chipset
which implements several advanced features. Aside from the
ACPI/WOL (Advanced Configuration Power Management
Interface) feature, the DFE-550TX implements IP Multicast
packet filtering, PXE (PreBoot execution Environment) Boot
ROM, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, and DMI (Desktop
Management Interface).
For standard network functions, the DFE-550TX utilizes plug-
and-play feature for easy installation. The DFE-550TX’s single
RJ-45 connector automatically negotiates to the highest speed at
half or full duplex using industry standard NWay auto-negotiation.
With the PCI 32-bit data bus, the DFE-550TX delivers high
throughput without using on board memory. Integrated 2Kbyte
RxFIFO and 2Kbyte TxFIFO cache buffers synchronize
transmissions and buffer data to help prevent packet loss. The
DFE-550TX’s compliance to PCI2.2 Bus Specification along with
its integrated FIFO buffers lower overall CPU utilization.
Furthermore, the DFE-550TX uses chip-level address filtering
when implementing IP Multicasting. By examining multicast
packets, the DFE-550TX conserves CPU utilization while
accepting only the packets intended forthehost’s Multicast group.
The DFE-550TX’s compliance to IEEE 802.1p Priority Tagging
ensures that time-critical data arrives on time by using tagging to
define the data packet’s priority. Whereas, compliance to IEEE
802.1Q improve network performance and security by limiting
broadcast and unicast(node to node) traffic within a single VLAN.
The value-added management features offered by DMI allow
remote troubleshooting and higher quality management of
computers equipped with the DFE-550TX. Finally, the DFE-
550TX support for PXE Boot ROM as well as RPL (Remote
Program Load) enhances the manageability of the client computer.
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The DFE-550TX ships complete with a
WOL cable and drivers for the most
popular operating systems including
Windows, Netware, and Linux
