I got 2 comp linked on a router di-604 d-link, and one comp is runnign windows me and the other mandrakelinus 10.1 and i tryed the network wizard like 10 times and after restarting the X environnement it is still down with an "X" in the circle... I just installed mandrakelinux and im a total newbie, and would appreciate to have some help on how to set the network and connect to internet. thanks

One thing that I am curious to know is HOW are you attempting to connect? Are you using DHCP or static IP?

One thing to do would be to open a terminal, type su, provide the root password, and type ifconfig /eth0. Hit enter and you should be rewarded with information such as an IP address, subnet and the like.

Also, try the route commmand and see if your gateway (or router) ip address is present.

Once you have 1) an IP address, 2) subnet mask, 3)default gateway, and 4) a DNS address, you'll be able to get on the internet.

TIP: You may want to go to the system configuration in your GUI (like KDE or GNOME) and try to configure your network card that way. (it's 1000000000 xs easier)

i need to connect via static ip

i dont know my dns adress and even less what it is.
i know my sub masc
the gateway is something like 192.168.0.1 it say
i know my ip adress

now when i put all these things togheter by clicking on the configure network
i got 2 choice that would be the best suitable choice for me : Cable or Lan since were are 2 comp.
I dunno which one i have to choose, and i tryed many possibilities (still trying) and the network is up on eth0 but when i connect to ethernet it says connection failed then it check my network config in control center. Network is up on eth0 but there still is the rellow circle with an x in it saying the network is down... =(

i succefully saw a connection complete on the monitor , network is still down ifup eth0 working, but connection complete doesn't last. Im not sure about my host name, how can i determine it ? and its auto-adding some dns ips where can i find mines?

Set the gateway to the address of your modem. Then set dns server as your modem. The mdem should do a dns caching service for you. Good Luck.