Asus S3N - Manual (Page 54)

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Using the Notebook PC
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Network Hub or Switch
Network cable with RJ-45 connectors
This is an example of the Notebook PC connected to a Network Hub
or Switch for use with the built-in Ethernet controller.
Internal 10/100 Network
Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the network port on the Notebook PC
and the other end to a hub or switch. For 10/100Mbps speeds, your network cable must be category 5 or
better (not category 3) with twisted-pair wiring. If you plan on running the interface at 10/100Mbps, it
must be connected to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX hub (not a BASE-T4 hub). For 10BASE-T, use cat-
egory 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair wiring. 10/100 Mbps Full-Duplex is supported on this Notebook PC but
requires connection to a network switching hub with “duplex” enabled. The software default is to use
the fastest setting so no user-intervention is required.
Twisted-Pair Cable
The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally a Hub or Switch) is called a straight-
through Twisted Pair Ethernet (TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45 connectors, which are not
compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors. If connecting two computers together without a hub in
between, auto-crossover is supported on this Notebook PC so a crossover LAN cable is not required.