NETWORK NOT WORKING

I GET MESSAGE "LOCAL AREA CONNECTION NETWORK CABLE UNPLUGGED", I DO NOT UNDRESTAND. This message appearsd on both pc on my lan.This is how they are connected:
i got a rj45 cable running from my client pc to my hub
i got a rj45 cable running from my host pc to my hub
i got my cable supplier going from the cable to modem to my host
i got rj45 cable running from modem to host
i got rj45 cable running from my hub to my host
i have "ics" set up on my host
Do I need another cable going from my host to hub for microsoft networking??

1. RE: NETWORK NOT WORKING
lbyard Dec-09-01 07:18 PM
In response to message 0

You should have:
one cable from a network adapter in the ICS host to the cable MODEM.
One cable from a second network adapter in the ICS host to the hub.
One cable from the ICS client to the hub.
I count 5, not 3 cables in your post and I am confused. A cable unplugged means exactly that. It is unplugged or it is not working (at one of both ends)/not wired correctly. Larry

2. RE: NETWORK NOT WORKING
tedg Dec-10-01 00:03 AM
In response to message 1

correct me if i am wrong. BUT TO have a lan at home with 2 pc is this what you need:
a nic card on each pc
a hub
Rj45 CABLES

HAVE A CABLE RUNNING FROM EACH PC TO THE HUB
AND WIN2K ON EACH MACHINE,WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MESSAGE SUCH AS "LOCAL AREA CONNECTION NETWORK
CABLE UNPLUGGED" - COULD II BE THE NIC CARDS ARE
DAMAGED, CABLES DAMAGED OR HUB DAMAGED?
HELP

4. RE: NETWORK NOT WORKING
lbyard Dec-10-01 05:14 PM
In response to message 2

Yes. It usually means that Windows NT is talking to the network adapter and the adapter is reporting that it is not connected to a network. The adapter cannot verify that a link exists to an Ethernet receiver and transmitter at the other end of the cable. It is usually caused by a cable that is not plugged-in or does not work. If you have good cables and turn-off the hub the error message will occur. What do the LEDs on the network adapters and hub tell you? Are the cables properly wired straight-thru per http://duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable1.htm. Larry