Which ethernet wires go where

[Josef Lowder]

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Thanks to everyone who has responded to my several questions 
on this subject, but I still do not have any information on 
how to hook up this Asante ethernet 5-port hub that I now have
(it actually has six "ports"), and how can I tell if I have the 
right kind of cables?  One is red, one is blue, and one is yellow. 

I have received bits and pieces of information from several 
kind folks (along with a couple of sarcastic rants hinting at 
how stupid I am).  I am sorry that I need can't read between 
the lines on this, and I have searched the 'net looking for 
a wiring diagaram, but have not been able to find one. 

As I said, there are actually six "ports" on this Asante hub. 
One is labeled "Uplink" and the other five are numbered 1 thru 5. 
I have three RJ45 wires, but how can I tell if they are the 
correct wires (i.e. straight-thru -vs- crossover)? 

When I try to examine the wire colors in the three patch 
cords I have, the color combinations seem to be different 
from one cord to another and from one end of each cord to 
the other. 

Into which of the six ports do I connect the 2-wire modem/router? 
Into which of the six ports do I connect the two (or more) 
computers --- i.e. in what sequence? 

I realize that all of this is "automatic" to all of you brilliant 
gurus, but for those of us who have never connected anything like 
this, it is frustrating to try to sort out bits and pieces of 
incomplete information.