Getting onto the network/internet...need help

[Carlton Noles]

I posted this in the forums with no response. Perhaps I'll have better luck
here. After I first installed Ubuntu I got this message on boot. (by the way
DHCP failed to detect during install)

eth0: host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020

those fill the screen and at the bottom is:

eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003

the screen give a little flash as the messages scroll (the last message is
always and only at the bottom).

I got the system to boot by re installing and asking not to configure
network.
Once booted i tried configuring connections if I used DHCP the connection
would not stay active. I manually configured the network settings to match
my settings under XP (which has no problems connecting). The connection or
activation i think I mean stays active. (a step in the right direction I
believe). However i still can't get out to the Internet. In fact using the
networking tools I cannot even ping the router or the other machine on my
network. hen I used the live cd I had no problems getting out. (though I
believe I did try one time after the install and it didn't work).
I still see those messages (shown above) during boot and shutdown. also
during boot pciehp and shpchp fail just in case that is important.

please help.

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Carlton "Kermit" Noles
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