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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
  
     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        October 5, 2000
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                             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   (IRS Employer
           of incorporation                   File Number)  Identification No.)
  
  
      4849 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas                              75244
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (972) 852-1000
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                                        N/A
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  ITEM  5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       Announcement of Date for Fiscal 2000 Annual Meeting
  
       Efficient Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), intends
  to hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for its fiscal year ended June 30,
  2000 (the "2000 Annual Meeting") on December 8, 2000.  The record date for the
  2000 Annual Meeting is October 13, 2000.  Notice of the 2000 Annual Meeting,
  along with proxy statements, will be mailed on or about October 19, 2000.  The
  precise time and location of the Meeting will be stated in the proxy statement.
  
       Proposals of the Company's stockholders that are intended to be presented
  by such stockholders at the Meeting must be received by the Company at its
  principal executive offices no later than October 26, 2000, and must be received
  by the Company no later than October 11, 2000, to be considered for possible
  inclusion in the proxy statement.  The foregoing dates supercede the dates
  provided in the proxy statement for the Company's Meeting of Stockholders for
  its fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, which was filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on March 7, 2000.  The Company's executive offices are
  located at 4849 Alpha Road, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas  75244, and its telephone
  number is (972) 852-1000.
  
  
  
                                     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.
  
  
  
                                           By   /s/ Kenneth M. Siegel
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                                           Name:  Kenneth M. Siegel
  
                                           Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                                  and Assistant Secretary
  
                                           Date:  October 5, 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
  
     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        October 5, 2000
                                                     --------------------------
  
                             EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC.
                         --------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                Delaware                         0-26473        75-2486865
  ------------------------------------------    ---------   ------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction                (Commission   (IRS Employer
           of incorporation                   File Number)  Identification No.)
  
      4849 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas                              75244
  ------------------------------------------                ------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (972) 852-1000
                                                            ------------------
  
                                        N/A
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM  5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       Announcement of Date for Fiscal 2000 Annual Meeting
  
       Efficient Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), intends
  to hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for its fiscal year ended June 30,
  2000 (the "2000 Annual Meeting") on December 8, 2000.  The record date for the
  2000 Annual Meeting is October 13, 2000.  Notice of the 2000 Annual Meeting,
  along with proxy statements, will be mailed on or about October 19, 2000.  The
  precise time and location of the Meeting will be stated in the proxy statement.
  
       Proposals of the Company's stockholders that are intended to be presented
  by such stockholders at the Meeting must be received by the Company at its
  principal executive offices no later than October 26, 2000, and must be received
  by the Company no later than October 11, 2000, to be considered for possible
  inclusion in the proxy statement.  The foregoing dates supercede the dates
  provided in the proxy statement for the Company's Meeting of Stockholders for
  its fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, which was filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on March 7, 2000.  The Company's executive offices are
  located at 4849 Alpha Road, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas  75244, and its telephone
  number is (972) 852-1000.
  
                                     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.
  
                                           By   /s/ Kenneth M. Siegel
                                             ---------------------------
  
                                           Name:  Kenneth M. Siegel
  
                                           Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                                  and Assistant Secretary
  
                                           Date:  October 5, 2000