UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                             Extreme Networks, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.001 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   30226D 10 6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule
is filed:

                                [_] Rule 13d-1(b)

                                [X] Rule 13d-1(c)

                                [_] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No. 30226D 10 6                   13G                  Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.
            EIN No.: 04-3313066
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                                                             (a)    [_]
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (b)    [_]
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
            Delaware
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                     5.    SOLE VOTING POWER
    NUMBER OF
     SHARES                6,372,400 shares
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY         -----------------------------------------------------------
      EACH           6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
    REPORTING                  0
     PERSON          -----------------------------------------------------------
      WITH           7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           6,372,400 shares
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                     8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                               0
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9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              6,372,400 shares
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10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES          [_]
     CERTAIN SHARES*
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11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     5.5%

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     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                     PN

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Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer

         The name of the issuer to which this filing on Schedule 13G relates is
Extreme Networks, Inc. (the "Company").

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

         The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 3585
Monroe Street, Santa Clara, California 95051.

Item 2(a).   Name of Person Filing

         This Statement is being filed on behalf of Brookside Capital Partners
Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Brookside Fund"). Brookside
Capital Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brookside Investors"),
is the sole general partner of the Brookside Fund. Brookside Capital Management,
LLC., a Delaware limited liability company ("Brookside Management"), is the sole
general partner of Brookside Investors. Mr. Roy Edgar Brakeman, III is the sole
managing member of Brookside Management.

 Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

         The principal business address of each of the Brookside Fund, Brookside
Investors and Brookside Management is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston,
Massachusetts 02199.

Item 2(c).   Citizenship

         Each of the Brookside Fund, Brookside Investors and Brookside
Management is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Brakeman is
a citizen of the United States.

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities

         The class of equity securities of the Company to which this filing on
Schedule 13G relates is Common Stock, $.001 par value.

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number

         The CUSIP number of the Company's Common Stock is 30226D 10 6.

Item 3.      If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)(S) 240.13d-1(b) or
             240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Not
             applicable.

(a)   [_]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
           78o).
(b)   [_]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 73c).
(c)   [_]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
           U.S.C. 78c).
(d)   [_]  Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
           Company Act of 1940
           (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)   [_]  An investment adviser in accordance with(S)13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)   [_]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
           (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

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(g)    [_]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
            (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h)    [_]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
            Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i)    [_]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
            company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
            (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j)    [_]  Group, in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

       [x]  If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)240.13d-1(c), check this
            box.

Item 4.     Ownership

Item 4(a).  Amount beneficially owned

       As of the close of business on December 31, 2002, the Brookside Fund
owned 6,372,400 shares of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company. The
Brookside Fund acts by and through its general partner, Brookside Investors.
Brookside Investors acts by and through its general partner, Brookside
Management. Mr. Brakeman is the managing member of Brookside Management and is
thus the controlling person of Brookside Management. No person other than the
respective owner referred to herein of shares of Common Stock is known to have
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the
proceeds from the sale of such shares of Common Stock.

Item 4(b).  Percent of Class

       As of the close of business on December 31, 2002, the Brookside Fund
owned 5.5% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company. The aggregate
percentage of Common Stock reported owned by the Brookside Fund is based upon
115,191,464 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of
Common Stock outstanding as of October 24, 2002 based on representations made in
the Company's quarterly report for the quarter ending September 29, 2002 on Form
10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2002.

Item 4(c).  Number of shares as to which such person has:

    (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                 6,372,400
    (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                       0
    (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:    6,372,400
    (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:          0

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

       If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [_].

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

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         Not Applicable.

Item 7.      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
             the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

         Not Applicable.

Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

         Not Applicable.

Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group

         Not Applicable.

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Item 10.  Certification

       By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.

Dated: February 14, 2002


                                     BROOKSIDE CAPITAL PARTNERS FUND, L.P.


                                         By: /s/ Roy Edgar Brakeman, III
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Roy Edgar Brakeman, III
                                             Title: Managing Director