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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
                                   March 1, 2000
                                   -------------
                                  Date of Report
  
  
  
                             EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC.
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
      Delaware                          0-26473                    75-2486865
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  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
  
                                  4849 Alpha Road
                                  ---------------
                                Dallas, Texas 75244
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
  
                                  (972) 852-1000
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               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            On February 25, 2000, Efficient Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  and the registrant herein, announced that it intends, subject to market and
  other conditions, to offer approximately $300 million (excluding the over-
  allotment option), of convertible subordinated notes due 2005 to qualified
  institutional investors. A copy of the press release containing the announcement
  is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
  
  Exhibit No.                         Description
  -----------                         -----------
  99.1                                Press release of Efficient Networks, Inc.
                                      dated February 25, 2000
  
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                      EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC.
  
  Date:  March 1, 2000                By: /s/ Kenneth M. Siegel
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name: Kenneth M. Siegel
                                      Title: Vice President and General Counsel
  
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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
                 THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 1, 2000
  
  
  Exhibit                               Description
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   99.1          Press Release of Efficient Networks, Inc. dated February 25, 2000
  
  
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text: ________________________________________________________________________________
  
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                                   March 1, 2000
                                   -------------
                                  Date of Report
  
                             EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
      Delaware                          0-26473                    75-2486865
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
                                  4849 Alpha Road
                                  ---------------
                                Dallas, Texas 75244
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (972) 852-1000
               ----------------------------------------------------
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  ________________________________________________________________________________
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            On February 25, 2000, Efficient Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  and the registrant herein, announced that it intends, subject to market and
  other conditions, to offer approximately $300 million (excluding the over-
  allotment option), of convertible subordinated notes due 2005 to qualified
  institutional investors. A copy of the press release containing the announcement
  is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit No.                         Description
  -----------                         -----------
  99.1                                Press release of Efficient Networks, Inc.
                                      dated February 25, 2000
  
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  SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC.
  
  Date:  March 1, 2000                By: /s/ Kenneth M. Siegel
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name: Kenneth M. Siegel
                                      Title: Vice President and General Counsel
  
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  INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
                 THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 1, 2000
  
  Exhibit                               Description
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   99.1          Press Release of Efficient Networks, Inc. dated February 25, 2000
  
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