walk me through setting up an internet connection

[alphadelta]

Okay not only am I a newb at linux but also networkin. This isnt a good combo when im tryin to set up internet in linux. First off I have verizon dsl (in pa if thats needed 4 any reason). Then I get the westell wirespeed modem with a linksys(model BEFW1154) connected through my computer via ethernet. Now as knowin a bit about windows I go into network connections and view the status of my connection I'm on now. It tells me ......

Address type: assigned by DHCP
IP address:192.168.1.100
subnet mask:255.255.255.0
default gateway:192.168.1.1

Knowing this I boot up my mandrake 9.0(yes outdated but I'm stuck with it untill I get a new cd burner) I go into the control panal thing and open up the network connections into the wizard.

The wizard says...
1) Connection type
a)ISDN
b)ADSL
c)CABLE
d)LAN

I check adsl and lan (I think)

2)
a)PPOE
b)PPTP
c)DHCP
d)wirespeed usb or sumthin like that (I forget the exact item)

3)Ask me if I have any other ethernet card things and I click no
4)
IP address(i put 192.168.1.100) the internal ip or should I put the IP 2 my router (4.28.165.62)
Netmask: I'm assuming this is 255.255.255.0
Auto IP should I click this or not
5)Ask me my hostname

I went to www.ipchicken.com and it said sumthin like this under name address
wbar8.wdc2-4.28.165.62.wdc2.dsl-verizon.net
is this it?
then it asks to set up proxies
http
ftp
I have no clue on how to find these or configure these so I leave them blank.

Sorry for asking so many questions but I hate windows and wanna learn linux but its hard without an internet connection in linux. Any input would be appreciated and thanks for whoever actually read my whole post.

[sarumont]

1) Choose LAN
2) Choose DHCP
3) No
4) Auto-IP (this *should* be checked already)
5) Set your hostname to whatever you want it to be. This is basically the name of your computer.