D-Link DFE-2600 Series User Manual - Product Features
Dual-Speed Stackable Hubs User’s Guide
Introduction
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operates as a Class II Fast Ethernet repeater, allowing it to be linked to an-
other Class II Fast Ethernet stack in the same collision domain.
In the basic configuration, the 10Mbps and 100Mbps segments are separate
and do not intercommunicate. An optional DFE-260S switch module (in-
cluded with the DFE-2616x, DFE-2624x, DFE-2616ix, and DFE-2624ix)
can be installed in any hub in the stack, making it possible to transparently
bridge between the 10Mbps and 100Mbps segments. In a managed hub
stack, more than one DFE-260S module can be used to provide redundancy
if the two modules are both in the primary master hub segment..
Other add-in modules are also available, providing switched 100BASE-TX,
or switched 100BASE-FX connections. DFE-2600 series hubs each have
two slots for accepting slide-in modules.
Product Features
The list below highlights the features and specifications of the DFE-2600
series hubs.
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Compatible with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet and 802.3u
100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet industry standards for interoperability
with other Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network devices.
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Ethernet connections support Category 3 or better twisted-pair ca-
bles.
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Fast Ethernet connections support both shielded twisted pair and
Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair cables.
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Fast Ethernet connections support a maximum distance of 100 me-
ters from end-station to hub, and a total network diameter of 205
meters.