it keeps on failing when Determing IP information. i my using Fedora Core 4 and it is on a laptop the error is : eth0-failed

i do not know every much about linux so any help is good

ok, help us out a little, you trying to use ethernet, adsl, modem ?

how is your network set up?

i am using Ethernet and i have three computers which are networked and use WinXP and i want to connect my laptop which has linux on it (Fedora Core 4) to the network i hope this helps

do you have DHCP enabled on your network? by default Red Hat/Fedora will look for an IP (or static IP) before starting, failure to obtain an IP address will keep the interface (eth0) offline. To verify what your NIC is using to obtain an IP, either static an IP address through the GUI or edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in a shell and manually add the necessary text. Bring the interface back online by using an ifup eth0 command at the prompt as root

hope this is where im suppose to submit a question! sorry in advance if it isnt. i have a linksys router in the house plugged into the house pc. I have two pcs in the garage. one with Win xp and the other with suse pro 9.3. both have linksys wusb1.1 wireless anntennas. configuration issues 0 with xp; did it all on its own. Suse recognized it but apparently still needs manual configuration! i need help doing this! im totally new to linux and like it but so far its been nothing but confusing! im pretty good with DOS but an absolute loser in the root. even the desktop for that matter! can somone please help? need to connect to home network (microsoft) and connect to internet inorder to get updates and patches for suse. all three PC's are independent of eachother, no hubs or anything.