Which ethernet wires go where

[Jim]

It doesnt matter which wire from which computer goes.  The switch is
just a transparant connector.  Sometimes wires are different colors, but
the color doesnt really matter except to you.

On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 17:40 -0600, Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> 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. 
> 
> 
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