Just plug the wires into ports 1-4 and then into the nic on the computer.
It should light up, then your golden.
Be sure to plug the hub/switch into the wall.


On 5/18/07, Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com> 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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