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. -- Carlton "Kermit" Noles ================== Qui tacet consentit---"he who remains silent consents" ================== Want your own GMail Account? Ask Me for an invite.