JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>A bit earlier today,  I happened to move my hub some,  so I could see the
RJT>lights on the front of it better,  particularly the one that tells
RJT>me that something is happening on the LAN...

RJT>At that point I took notice that there were two lights lit on the
RJT>front of it. This being a 16-port hub,  there's a light for each 
RJT>machine that's got an active link,  and I didn't at first think 
RJT>anything of it -- until I took notice of the fact that the two 
RJT>lights are 4 and 7.  Only problem is,  the two machines that are 
RJT>currently active on the LAN are plugged into jacks 3 and 6! That'd 
RJT>be the primary linux box,  and the firewall/router. There's not even
RJT>anything plugged in to jack number 7.

JE> Does you count of ports start at 0 or 1???

THey start at 1,  numbered the same on both the lights on the front of the
box and the jacks in the back...

I cycled power to it,  and now it's got 3 and 6 lit up.  I still think it's weird!

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