Installing RPM packages and network

[Francis Appiah]

1.)
I just installed fc2 and I am a newbie to linux in general, any good resources around for newbies and any advice for a firstimer to fc2?
 
2.)
How do I get my rpm packages to install in fc2?
 
3.)
Also I am runnign fc2 on a campus with a main DHCP host, I have realised that the host server is only allowing me to get onto on campus websites, I cannot resolve any hosts who address are not withing our subnet.
 
4.)
How do I check whether or not I am causing uneccesary network traffic or broadcasts and how do I stop that from happening?
 
Thanks.
Newbie!

		
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