Internet connection question

[DownDraft]

I am a very new to Linux. I have had it with Windows. I got a copy of SuSE Linux 7.1 from a friend, and I am ready to dump M$ completely. But I am having trouble getting connected to my ISP. My problem seems to be with my Wireless Linksys network. And I went to there site and there is no support for Linux/unix, and in the manuals that came with the Linksys router and wireless PCI card say that it does not support linux. Is this true? and if its not could someone spend a few minutes explaining to me what I should do!

Please Help! I really want to dump my Windows!

Thanks in advance

[Master of Reality]

I very much doubt that it will not work with linux. What model/name is your router?
Does the router cannect to an ethernet card. I have never used any internet like that before, but i will try to help.

[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

[DownDraft]

The Router is a Wireless Access Point(WAP)Router model # BEFW11S4 ver. 2.

I have an ethernet card (3com not sure of the model #) in one computer and a wireless card in the other. I have installed linux on both computers. and I cannot get either of them to connect.

[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: DownDraft ]

[voidmain]

This document looks pretty good but it may be a little outdated.  I found a lot of documentation like this by searching Google.  It also appears that LinkSys does not "officially" support Linux but even after getting the cold shoulder Linux supports LinkSys. It kinda sucks that they say they don't support Linux because I have bought many LinkSys PCMCIA network cards because they work great in Linux and they are very inexpensive.

http://www.saragossa.net/LinuxG3/ls-wlan.shtml

Good luck with the Access Point.  I still like stringing Cat5 through my house and I figure I get enough radiation the way it is. But there are times I wish I could go sit on the back porch (or the porcelain throne) without having to drag a cable around.

[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[DownDraft]

Thanks void man, You have been a big help.


 

quote:Originally posted by void main:
I still like stringing Cat5 through my house and I figure I get enough radiation the way it is. But there are times I wish I could go sit on the back porch (or the porcelain throne) without having to drag a cable around.

[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

LMAO!!

[shuiend]

DownDraft i use wireless internet in Linux and i will say it was a pain in the ass to set up. but once it was set up it worked better then in windows. if you are useing Linksys cards then they are prism2 based. you will need to get the drivers from Linux-wlan.com. they have drivers that work for Prism2. but could i get more info on what type of wireless card you want to use then i could maybe help you some more.

[DownDraft]

I installed Mandrake on another computer, I went through the install process, And set it up with the information it asked for. It booted right up and went online. So here I am using Galeon, on a linux box. I am so glad to be way from windows. Thanks guys. WooHoo. Its like a 2nd childhood!!!

Now my next question, I have an external usb cd/rw. were can I get some information on setting it up.

[ September 17, 2002: Message edited by: DownDraft ]