On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 23:34 -0700, Keith Brentson wrote: > Hello, > I have just installed Fedora Core 3 on a Dell Inspiron > 8600. The Install seemed to go well until the first > boot up. The system froze when it was trying to bring > eth-0 up. It did this several times. I have the newer > version of the dell Inspiron 8600 with a Broadcom 440x > integrated network controller. I also have the ATI > Mobility Radeon 9600 pro turbo. > I am a complete Linux Newbie, and some of the > explanations I've seen are definitely over my head. I > would appreciate if I could get some help, or be > directed to a help source suitable to my level. > > Thank you, > > Keith Is your machine actually hooked up to a network? Does that network have a DHCP server on it (like maybe a broadband router or your ISP)? Thomas
