How to Set Up Wireless Card

[theo123]

what im working with;
AMD Athlon XP 1800
515,568 kb Ram
Linksys wireless card
Linux 9.1

i am just starting to use linux. i have set up wireless internet on windows XP before, very easy. i am completely lost about how to do it on linux.

How do i determine if my wireless card is combatible with linux?

How do i set up wireless internet (configure?) using suse9.1?

thanks.

[Cabhan]

Welcome to Linux!

Having said that, wireless support can be a little spotty natively, but depending on your card, you have other options.

What is your exact card? If it's the WMP54GS, then I know it works with ndiswrapper, but others may not (most do).

ndiswrapper is a program that uses Windows drivers but makes them work on Linux. This is how many wireless cards are supported. Once I know your card, I can point you to a guide for it.

[carlosponti]

you need to find the chipset of card you have. if its linksys post the model.